If you can't say something good...
The government in Russia only demanded that most news be good. The Chinese government has set a higher standard.All news must be good news, says Chinese government
"China has ordered its media to report only positive news and has imprisoned a pro-democracy dissident amid a clampdown on dissent ahead of the most important meeting of the communist party in five years.
"Media controls have been tightened, Aids activists detained and NGOs shut down as president Hu Jintao prepares for the 17th party congress, when the next generation of national leaders will be unveiled in a politburo reshuffle...
"With the congress nearing... the domestic media have been banned from conducting independent investigations of food and product safety stories.
"In Beijing the municipal propaganda department has issued detailed instructions to editors on how they should cover the test of traffic-easing measures, which started today. During the four-day trial more than 1m cars have been ordered off the roads. Local newspapers and TV stations can only report on the improvements to the environment and transportation. Interviews with inconvenienced commuters or images of overcrowded buses are forbidden.
"Most state media have also been banned from reporting on the collapse of a bridge in southern China which killed at least 41 people. Reporters said local officials punched them and chased them from the scene of Monday's disaster..."
Labels: China, policy, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:07 AM
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China prays for Olympic wind as car bans fail to shift Beijing smog
The Guardian (UK)
"Prayers for strong winds look set to become a major component of Beijing's Olympic preparations after a traffic-reduction trial failed to shift the smog that hangs over the city.
"More than a million cars were taken off the roads for the four-day test period, but there was no improvement in the air quality, according to city officials.
"Yesterday the skies above Beijing were the same dirty grey shade as when the test started on Friday..."
From the China Daily:
Air improves during test for Olympics
"Beijing's overall air quality improved during the four-day test period ahead of next August's Olympic Games in which more than a million cars each day were barred from the roads, according to the Beijing Environment Protection Monitoring Center.
"The test resulted in the removal of five million cars from roads in downtown Beijing and the air quality was classified as 'fairly good' for the duration of the four days.
"'The index of inhalable particular matter (IPM), a major air pollutant, was 91, 93, 95, 95 over the past four days while it was 116 on Thursday,' said Zhao Yue, a senior engineer with the center.
"An unhealthy haze still hung over the city throughout the weekend but Zhao said, 'It should be affirmed that the ban of vehicles has improved the city's air quality.'..."
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