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Learn more about the media landscape in the region, about the situation of press freedom there, and read some general introductions into what resources are available and how to use them.


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General Introductions

PRC Net Info-Benefit: Full Text Newspaper Searches
(http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/doctrine/netnews.html).
Ed./Corp.: U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China.
Language: English.
Self description: "Summary: Search engines on the websites of central government Chinese-language publications such as the Peoples Daily and of lesser-known provincial newspapers such as Henan Ribao make it easy to obtain dozens of recent articles in which keywords such as "economy", "North Korea", or "environmental protection" occur. The full Chinese text of a recent interview by the People's Daily Pyonyang correspondent with North Korean rocket scientists, for example, can be retrieved in just a few moments. U.S. mirror sites of People's Daily and the English-language China Daily considerably speed access for users in the United States. [...]"
Site contents: (1) Chinese Newspapers Online Searches: An Important Resource; (2) Major PRC Newspaper Websites With Search Engines; (3) Affiliated Specialized Papers, Weeklies; (4) Chinese Provincial Newspapers on the Internet; (5) The Usefulness of Newspaper Searches: Several Examples; (6) Use Boolean Opeators "OR" and "AND" to Narrow Down Searches; (7) Increasing Mention of the Y2K Bug in PRC Official Media; (8) U.S. Mirror Sites Facilitate Searches.
Added 30 Dec 1998 (HL), last revised 3 Nov 2008 (HL)


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Organizations

  • International

  • China

  • Hong Kong

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    International | China | Hong Kong

    International

    Essential!
    Reporters sans frontièrs (Reporters without Borders; RSF)
    (http://www.rsf.fr/).
    Ed./Corp.: RSF, Paris, France.
    Language: English, French, Spanish.
    Self description: "The organisation was founded in 1985 [...] to do everything in its power to get journalists out of prison and to condemn attacks on press freedom. [...] Fighting to free a jailed journalist is not simply an internal media concern; it is a matter of defending the right to inform and be informed. It reminds us all that there can be no freedom without freedom of the press, no democracy without a diverse and independent press. This struggle must concern us all."
    Description: The Asia section contains the description of recent incidents concerning journalists and press freedom in China, Hong Kong, and other parts of Asia. The 2000 Annual Report / Asia contains, among others, chapters on China and Singapore.
    Added 15 Feb 2001 (HL)


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    China

    中華全國新聞工作者協會 (All-China Journalist Association)
    (http://www.media-china.com/zgjx/zgjx.htm).
    Ed./Corp.: 中華全國新聞工作者協會 (All-China Jouranlist Association), Beijing, China.
    Language: Chinese (GB).
    Description: Also known as Zhongguo jixie 中國記協, the association was founded in 1937.
    Added 13 Mar 2001 (HL)

    中國傳媒網 (Media China)
    (http://www.media-china.com/).
    Ed./Corp.: 中華全國新聞工作者協會 (All-China Journalists Association), Beijing, China.
    Language: Chinese (GB).
    Site contents: (1) 中國記協 (All-China Journalist Association); (2) 各地記協 (Local Journalist Associations); (3) 傳媒資源 (Media Resources); (4) 傳媒人士 (Media People); (5) 維護權益; (6) 行業自律; (7) 新聞書齋; (8) 新聞培訓; (9) 新聞與法 (Media and Law); (10) 新聞內幕 (Media Background); (11) 學術報告廳 (Academic Resources); (12) 傳媒論壇 (Discussion Forum);(13) 聊天室 (Chat Room).
    Added 26 Feb 2001 (HL)


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    Hong Kong

    香港記者協會 = Hong Kong Journalists Association
    (http://www.hkja.org.hk/).
    Ed./Corp.: 香港記者協會 (Hong Kong Journalists Association), Hong Kong, China.
    Language:Chinese (Big5), English.
    Added 23 Sep 1998 (HL)


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    Media Landscape

  • East Asia

  • China

  • Hong Kong

  • Taiwan

  • Singapore

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    East Asia | China | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Singapore

    East Asia

  • Essential!
    AsiaMedia (UCLA Asia Institute, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
    (http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/).
    Language: English.
    Self description: "AsiaMedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan service. It was established by Tom Plate (UCLA Dept. of Communication Studies) in 1998. Published by the UCLA Asia Institute since 2003, AsiaMedia, with the support of its media partners, aims to foster greater understanding of media developments throughout Asia and the Pacific. AsiaMedia delivers news about all aspects of the media, including its role in regional and national economies, societies, and political debate. In addition, AsiaMedia publishes commentary by a range of journalists, scholars, and policy makers. The site also aims to offer feature articles on media trends, interviews with leading figures in the media, and a resources section with statistics."
    Description: A news-portal on media in asia. Articles regularly updated based on a cooperation with ten media partners: Straits Times, International Herald Tribune, Japan Times, Korea Times, Los Angeles Times, South China Morning Post, The Age, Jakarta Post, Bangkok Post, Star News Asia. With a special section "Taiwan Election Coverage". Site offers a search (Google).
    Site contents: (1) Home; (2) About Us; (3) Staff; (4) Support AsiaMedia; (5) Founding Media Members; (6) Link to Us; (7) Regional Links: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Pacific Islands, United States, The World; (8) Media Members; (9) Supporting Institutions; (10) Taiwan Election Coverage.
    Added 21 Mar 2004 (HL), last upated 31 May 2004 (MA)


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    China

    PRC Net Info-Benefit: Full Text Newspaper Searches
    (http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/doctrine/netnews.html).
    Ed./Corp.: U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China.
    Language: English.
    Self description: "Summary: Search engines on the websites of central government Chinese-language publications such as the Peoples Daily and of lesser-known provincial newspapers such as Henan Ribao make it easy to obtain dozens of recent articles in which keywords such as "economy", "North Korea", or "environmental protection" occur. The full Chinese text of a recent interview by the People's Daily Pyonyang correspondent with North Korean rocket scientists, for example, can be retrieved in just a few moments. U.S. mirror sites of People's Daily and the English-language China Daily considerably speed access for users in the United States. [...]"
    Site contents: (1) Chinese Newspapers Online Searches: An Important Resource; (2) Major PRC Newspaper Websites With Search Engines; (3) Affiliated Specialized Papers, Weeklies; (4) Chinese Provincial Newspapers on the Internet; (5) The Usefulness of Newspaper Searches: Several Examples; (6) Use Boolean Opeators "OR" and "AND" to Narrow Down Searches; (7) Increasing Mention of the Y2K Bug in PRC Official Media; (8) U.S. Mirror Sites Facilitate Searches.
    Added 30 Dec 1998 (HL), last revised 3 Nov 2008 (HL)

    中國傳媒網 (Media China)
    (http://www.media-china.com/).
    Ed./Corp.: 中華全國新聞工作者協會 (All-China Journalists Association), Beijing, China.
    Language: Chinese (GB).
    Site contents: (1) 中國記協 (All-China Journalist Association); (2) 各地記協 (Local Journalist Associations); (3) 傳媒資源 (Media Resources); (4) 傳媒人士 (Media People); (5) 維護權益; (6) 行業自律; (7) 新聞書齋; (8) 新聞培訓; (9) 新聞與法(Media and Law); (10) 新聞內幕(Media Background); (11) 學術報告廳 (Academic Resources); (12) 傳媒論壇 (Discussion Forum);(13) 聊天室 (Chat Room).
    Added 26 Feb 2001 (HL)

    Essential!
    Biganzi = 笔杆子 (China Digital Times, Berkeley China Internet Project, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA)
    (http://chinadigitaltimes.net/biganzi_/).
    Language: English.
    Cited description: "[...] a new blog channel dedicated to tracking developments within the dynamic field of ¡§watchdog¡¨ reporting in China. In Chinese, bi ganzi (笔杆子) means 'wielders of the pen,' as Mao Zedong termed the propaganda soldiers of his Marxist-Leninist Revolution. Today, the Communist Party-ruled state retains ultimate authority and nominal ownership over the news media, but the erstwhile bi ganzi have in large part become aggressive, independent-minded journalists, who feel empowered to expose injustices and thereby push the envelope of reform. The function of BIGANZI is to report regularly on their breakthroughs, their setbacks and their scandals. Our goal is not to act as an exhaustive daily digest of goings-on within the Chinese press. Rather, it is to add to an already lively conversation taking place among Chinese media watchers. Besides flagging stories breaking in traditional media outlets and on the Internet, BIGANZI seeks to contribute behind-the-scenes reporting and original analysis."
    Added 18 Dec 2006 (HL)

    Essential!
    中国新闻研究中心 = China Dominant-journalism Development Center (CDDC) (CDDC, Beijing, China)
    (http://www.cddc.net/).
    Language: Chinese (GB).
    Description: The China Dominant-journalism Development Center was established in November 2001 as a source of information for scholars and people from the media sector. CDDC offers articles, analysis, reports and discussion on a wide range of topics related to media in China, authored by journalists, researchers, lawers and other authorities from the field. You shouldn't expect articles running counter to government expectation, though: CDDC is certainly no platform for government dissent. Thus, you will find discussion of the "Mantou" issue (Chen Kaige's "The promise" being spoofed by a short on-line video, "A Murder Caused by Mantou", but a search for "Bingdian" doesn't deliver any clue on the 2006 closing of the popular investigative weekly section of China Youth Daily. The articles are presented in an intelligent way (topical, most recent, most popular, search title, search author) so that you can easily keep track of important issues.
    Contents: (1) 重点推荐 Recommended reading; (2) 最新文章 New articles; (3) 热点文章 Most popular articles; (4) 传媒经济 Media business; (4) 传媒产业 Media industry; (5) 媒介批评 Media review; (6) 新闻与法 News and law; (7) 新闻业务 News profession; (8) 新闻理论 Theoretical issues of journalism; (9) 新闻学习 Studying journalism; (10) 新闻史学 Media history; (11) 新闻教育 Journalist's education; (12) 媒介人物 People from the media sector; (13) 大众传播 Mass media; (14) 传媒经管 Media management; (15) 舆论影响 Public opinion; (16) 广电世界 Broadcast and television; (17) 广告业 Advertising sector; (18) 新媒体 New media; (19) 媒介动态 Latest developments in the media sector; (20) 传媒人才 New talents for the media sector; (21) 传媒改革 Reforming the media; (22) 新闻伦理 Media and ethics; (23) 书店书评 Book reviews; (24) 传媒调查 Research; (25) 新闻奖项 Diskussing media awards; (26) 媒介展区 Introducing media; (27) 传媒竞争 Media competition; (28) 传媒环境 Background reports; (29) 传媒博客 Media blog; (30) 传媒内参 Newsletter.
    Added 1 May 2006 (HL)

    Essential!
    China Media Project = 中國傳媒研究計劃 (Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
    (http://cmp.hku.hk/).
    Language: English; Chinese.
    Cited description: "[...] Working directly with editors, writers and producers from various media in China, the project documents and analyzes the process of media reform in China and the formal and informal factors that influence it. [...]"
    Description: The China Media Project publishes different primary and secondary materials relating to media, journalism and censorship.
    Contents: (1) China Media Almanac (weekly, since June 2006); (2) Case studies (e.g. the Beijing taxi corruption case); (3) Oral histories from media personel; (4) Media reform database [not available as of July 2006]; (5) Media dictionary; et al.
    Added 10 Jul 2006 (JAG)

    Top China Papers - Survey of important China print media
    (http://www.sinopolis.com/Archives/Reports/Media/overview.htm).
    Ed./Corp.: Yang Zhi, SinoFile Information Services Ltd.
    Language: English.
    Description: Provided by SinoFile Information Services, this is a short introduction about how news are disseminated in China. Included is a survey about two important Chinese newspapers, the 中國經濟時報 (China Economic Times) and the 羊城晚報 (Yangcheng Evening News). The author of the introduction, Yang Zhi, recieved a PhD in ancient history at the Oriental Institute, Univ. of Chicago, and is now SinoFile Chief Operations Officer.
    Site contents: (1) Overview; (2) Media Control; (3) Distribution and Circulation (China Economic Times; Yangcheng Evening News)
    Added 07 Aug 2000 (HL)

    Useful
    中文報紙指南 (Guide to Chinese Newspapers) (文學城 (WenxueCheng), China)
    (http://www.uno.edu/~jfang1/jfanghp5/CN_news/newspaper.htm).
    Language: Chinese (GB).
    Description: A rich list of on-line available Chinese language newspapers, arranged according to various topics.
    Site contents: (1) 報業集團 (Newspaper Groups); (2) 中央媒體 (Government Media); (3) 全球電子媒體 (Global Electronic Media); (4) 計算機類 (IT); (5) 體育類 (Sports); (6) 經濟類 (Business); (7) 文藝類 (Literature and Art); (8) 其它類 (Others); (9) 首都媒體 (Beijing Media); (10) 地方媒體 (Local Media); (11) 海外媒體 (Overseas Media).
    Added 17 Mar 2001 (HL), last updated 4 Nov 2004 (HL)


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    Hong Kong

    Essential!
    HKJA 2003 Annual Report: False security. Hong Kong's national security laws pose a grave threat to freedom of expression (Hong Kong Journalists Association / Article 19, Hong Kong, PR China, Jun 2003)
    (http://www.hkja.org.hk/ben_act/download/2003Whole%20Report-Eng.doc).
    Language: English.
    Self description: "Hong Kong's political transition - from British colony to special administrative region of the People's Republic of China - while outwardly smooth, has seen several lamentable markers. As this year's annual report - the 11th joint report of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) and ARTICLE 19 - goes to press, we are readying ourselves for another; the likely passage, in mid-July, of laws to prohibit treason, sedition, secession, subversion and the theft of state secrets, as set down under article 23 of Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law. [...]"
    Site contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Conclusions and recommendations; (3) The passage of national security laws (The government's proposals; Street battles and the numbers game; The HKJA's response; No meaningful concessions; The blue bill; The end game); (4) The implications of national security laws (Sedition offences set to chill freedoms; Theft of state secrets proposals breed uncertainty; Draconian powers of search and seizure); (5) Judicial protection for the media (Gains in defamation cases; The press versus the state; The people versus the state); (6) National security laws: The lessons from SARS (A virus spreads, and so do the lies; Protecting whose safety?; Week one: what you don't know can't kill you; Week two: all quiet in Guangdong; Week three: anxieties, more anxieties; Week four: "Save us please; we're exhausted"; Week five: a doctor is angry; Week six: the real truth, more or less; Week seven & beyond: don't celebrate yet); (7) Other media developments in 2002-03.
    Archive: Previous annual reports:
    2002: The Line Hardens. Tougher stance on civil rights threatens freedom of expression in Hong Kong.
    2001: [Last year Taiwan, this year the Falun Gong].
    2000: Patriot Games. Hong Kong's media face to face with the Taiwan factor.
    1999: The Ground Rules Change. Freedom of expression in Hong Kong two years after the handover to China.
    Older annual reports are still available at the Internet Archive:
    1998: Questionable Beginnings. A report on Freedom of Expression in the Hong Kong SAR one year after the change of sovereignty.
    1997; 1996; 1995; 1994.
    Added 18 Jun 2001 (HL), last revised 20 Jun 2003 (HL)

    Dateline Hongkong
    (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2365/index.html).
    Ed./Corp.: Alan Knight, Hong Kong, China.
    Language: English.
    Description: Set up as a project of the Australian Center for Independent Journalism, this site "documents the opinions of domestic and foreign journalists in Hongkong in the year of transition, 1997". Site includes transcripts of interviews, edited sections of official speeches, and documents.
    Added 04 Dec 1997 (HL)


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    Taiwan

    Mass Media
    (http://WWW.GIO.gov.tw/info/yb97/html/ch16.htm).
    Ed./Corp.: Republic of China Yearbook, Government Information Office, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996.
    Language: English.
    Description: From the Republic of China Yearbook 1996, the official information outlet of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan. This site gives a good and detailed overview of the current development of the mass media in Taiwan. Table of contents: Mass Media; Print Media; Broadcasting; Motion Pictures; Telecommunications.
    Added 08 Aug 1998 (HL)


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    Singapore

    Singapore - The Media
    (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+sg0134)).
    Ed./Corp.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, USA, Dec. 1987.
    Language: English.
    Description: Edited by Barbara Leitch Lepoer in Dec. 1987, this page is part of the the Library of Congress Country Studies: Singapore. You'll find a short description of the media landscape in Singapore.
    Added 06 Dec 1997 (HL)


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    Press Freedom

  • China

  • Hong Kong

  • Singapore

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    China | Hong Kong | Singapore

    China

    Essential!
    The Internet under Surveillance: Obstacles to the free flow of information online (Reporters sans frontièrs, Paris, France, Jun 2003)
    (http://www.rsf.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=378).
    Language: English, French, Spanish, German.
    Self description: "The Internet is the bane of all dictatorial regimes, but even in democracies, new anti-terrorism laws have tightened government control of it and undermined the principle of protecting journalistic sources. This report is about attitudes to the Internet by the powerful in 60 countries, between spring 2001 and spring 2003. The preface is by Vinton G. Cerf, who is often called the "father" of the Internet. [... Report on China:] The number of Internet users doubles nearly every six months and the number of websites every year. But this dizzying growth is matched by the authorities' energetic attempts to monitor, censor and repress Internet activity, with tough laws, jailing cyber-dissidents, blocking access to websites, monitoring online forums and shutting down cybercafés."
    Description: Four out of five jailed Internet activists world wide are from China. This latest report makes it possible to compare PRC policies with those in other countries, including Singapore, Japan, the US, the UK, Germany, as well as other "more restrictive" countries such as Vietnam (in prison: 5), the Maldives (in prison: 4), Malaysia (in prison: 1) or Tunesia (in prison: 1).
    Added 20 Jun 2003 (HL)

    Media and Censorship
    (http://www.igc.org/hric/topics/censor.html).
    Ed./Corp.: Human Rights in China, USA/Hong Kong.
    Language: English.
    Description: This site is maintained by the NewYork-based international NGO Human Rights in China (HRIC), which was founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989. It provides links to selected English language articles published in HRIC's bilingual quarterly China Rights Forum focusing on the media and censorship in China.
    Added 02 Jun 1999 (HL)

    People's Republic of China: Major Factors Limiting Press Freedom
    (http://www.freemedia.at/v_report.htm).
    Ed./Corp.: Barbara Trionfi, International Press Institute, Vienna, Austria.
    Language: English.
    Description: A very informative and well-researched abstract of an International Press Institute (IPI) survey concerning press freedom in China.
    "IPI is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and news agencies in over 100 nations. IPI was founded in New York in 1950 [...]. Today, the IPI is the world's leading organization for the defense of press freedom" (self description).
    Site contents: (1) Legal Framework of the Media in China; (2) Journalist's Associations; (3) Source of News; (4) Leadership's Attitude; (5) Asian Values Theory.
    Added 21 Aug 1998 (HL)

    Essential!
    Reporters sans frontièrs (Reporters without Borders; RSF)
    (http://www.rsf.fr/).
    Ed./Corp.: RSF, Paris, France.
    Language: English, French, Spanish.
    Self description: "The organisation was founded in 1985 [...] to do everything in its power to get journalists out of prison and to condemn attacks on press freedom. [...] Fighting to free a jailed journalist is not simply an internal media concern; it is a matter of defending the right to inform and be informed. It reminds us all that there can be no freedom without freedom of the press, no democracy without a diverse and independent press. This struggle must concern us all."
    Description: The Asia section contains the description of recent incidents concerning journalists and press freedom in China, Hong Kong, and other parts of Asia. The 2000 Annual Report / Asia contains, among others, chapters on China and Singapore.
    Added 15 Feb 2001 (HL)


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    Essential!
    HKJA 2003 Annual Report: False security. Hong Kong's national security laws pose a grave threat to freedom of expression (Hong Kong Journalists Association / Article 19, Hong Kong, PR China, Jun 2003)
    (http://www.hkja.org.hk/ben_act/download/2003Whole%20Report-Eng.doc).
    Language: English.
    Self description: "Hong Kong's political transition - from British colony to special administrative region of the People's Republic of China - while outwardly smooth, has seen several lamentable markers. As this year's annual report - the 11th joint report of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) and ARTICLE 19 - goes to press, we are readying ourselves for another; the likely passage, in mid-July, of laws to prohibit treason, sedition, secession, subversion and the theft of state secrets, as set down under article 23 of Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law. [...]"
    Site contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Conclusions and recommendations; (3) The passage of national security laws (The government's proposals; Street battles and the numbers game; The HKJA's response; No meaningful concessions; The blue bill; The end game); (4) The implications of national security laws (Sedition offences set to chill freedoms; Theft of state secrets proposals breed uncertainty; Draconian powers of search and seizure); (5) Judicial protection for the media (Gains in defamation cases; The press versus the state; The people versus the state); (6) National security laws: The lessons from SARS (A virus spreads, and so do the lies; Protecting whose safety?; Week one: what you don't know can't kill you; Week two: all quiet in Guangdong; Week three: anxieties, more anxieties; Week four: "Save us please; we're exhausted"; Week five: a doctor is angry; Week six: the real truth, more or less; Week seven & beyond: don't celebrate yet); (7) Other media developments in 2002-03.
    Archive: Previous annual reports:
    2002: The Line Hardens. Tougher stance on civil rights threatens freedom of expression in Hong Kong.
    2001: [Last year Taiwan, this year the Falun Gong].
    2000: Patriot Games. Hong Kong's media face to face with the Taiwan factor.
    1999: The Ground Rules Change. Freedom of expression in Hong Kong two years after the handover to China.
    Older annual reports are still available at the Internet Archive:
    1998: Questionable Beginnings. A report on Freedom of Expression in the Hong Kong SAR one year after the change of sovereignty.
    1997; 1996; 1995; 1994.
    Added 18 Jun 2001 (HL), last revised 20 Jun 2003 (HL)

    Media and Censorship
    (http://www.igc.org/hric/topics/censor.html).
    Ed./Corp.: Human Rights in China, USA/Hong Kong.
    Language: English.
    Description: This site is maintained by the NewYork-based international NGO Human Rights in China (HRIC), which was founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989. It provides links to selected English language articles published in HRIC's bilingual quarterly China Rights Forum and other sources focusing on the media and censorship in China.
    Added 02 Jun 1999 (HL)

    Freedom Under the Dragon: Can Hong Kong's Media Still Breathe Fire?
    (http://www.cpj.org/hong_kong/).
    Ed./Corp.: A. Lin Neumann, Committee to Protect Journalists - CPJ, New York, Sept. 1997.
    Language: English.
    Description: Analysis of the Hong Kong media world after the hand over to China in June 1997. Contains also links to several other related reports published by the CPJ.
    Added 23 Oct 1998 (HL)

    Questionable Beginnings: A report on Freedom of Expression in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) one year after the change of sovereignty
    (http://www.hkja.org.hk/publications/rep98.html).
    Ed./Corp.: Hong Kong Journalists Association HKJA, July 1998.
    Language: English.
    Description: The media section of this extensive report on freedom of the press in Hong Kong includes detailed reports on self-censorship, the banning and subsequent shutdown of several print media, developments in the broadcasting and electronic media, as well as the development of media ethics.
    Note: One large document (175K).
    Added 23 Sep 1998 (HL)

    Essential!
    Reporters sans frontièrs (Reporters without Borders; RSF)
    (http://www.rsf.fr/).
    Ed./Corp.: RSF, Paris, France.
    Language: English, French, Spanish.
    Self description: "The organisation was founded in 1985 [...] to do everything in its power to get journalists out of prison and to condemn attacks on press freedom. [...] Fighting to free a jailed journalist is not simply an internal media concern; it is a matter of defending the right to inform and be informed. It reminds us all that there can be no freedom without freedom of the press, no democracy without a diverse and independent press. This struggle must concern us all."
    Description: The Asia section contains the description of recent incidents concerning journalists and press freedom in China, Hong Kong, and other parts of Asia. The 2000 Annual Report / Asia contains, among others, chapters on China and Singapore.
    Added 15 Feb 2001 (HL)


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    Singapore

    2000 Annual Report Asia: Singapore
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    Ed./Corp.: Reporters sans frontièrs (Reporters without Borders), Paris, France.
    Language: English, French.
    Description: A short report on the development of press freedom in Singapore during the year 2000, prepared by the french organization Reporters without Borders.
    Added 18 Mar 2001 (HL)


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