Still recall former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on "Internet Freedom?" Our first reaction on this blog was that America wanted unfettered access to citizens around the world. From a propaganda perspective, that idea enables the U.S. State Department to bypass foreign governments in reaching their citizens directly. Clinton herself has said the Internet would … [Read more...] about A look back at Hillary Clinton’s 2011 “Internet Freedom” speech
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Shadows of Censorship? Really???
Two weeks back, Russia Today broke a story with the title "China employs 2 million analysts to monitor web activity." From that, we get a plethora of dark articles about how bad the Chinese government is. For example, from the BBC, we get an article titled "China employs two million microblog monitors state media say": More than two million people in China are employed by … [Read more...] about Shadows of Censorship? Really???
Charlie Rose speaks with Bashar Al-Assad
For those of you who live in the West, you might have noticed the lack of news covering the Syrian perspective. Well, Charlie Rose deserves credit for bucking the trend, daring to interview Bashar Al-Assad and bringing Syria's perspective to his America audience. … [Read more...] about Charlie Rose speaks with Bashar Al-Assad
Partner of Snowden journalist was detained for 9 hours & had his property seized for no reason
I think Citizens of the UK should start familiarizing themselves with the phrase "being invited for tea" (请喝茶). Democracy at work, folks. Oh by the way, for those extolling the righteousness of "rule of law", this is all legal under current British law. EDIT: One more note, at least Chinese security doesn't rob you of your video games when they invite you for tea. … [Read more...] about Partner of Snowden journalist was detained for 9 hours & had his property seized for no reason
Business Insider’s Reporting on China
On 13th Aug, 2013 I clicked on articles with China as a tag, http://www.businessinsider.com/category/china This is what appeared as it was (no selection was done by me): Rare Video Appears To Show A Public Execution In China How The Emerging Markets Will Unravel As China Unwinds Its Debt The Sex Lives Of Top Chinese Officials How China's Tax Structure Crushes The … [Read more...] about Business Insider’s Reporting on China