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Shi Tao & Press Freedom in China

Shi Tao & Press Freedom in China. Erin Green & Whitson Gordon. Press Freedom in China. Reporters Without Borders rates China as number 167 out of 173 countries Communist Press Model Press as mouthpiece for government Censorship and control of all aspects of

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Shi Tao & Press Freedom in China

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  1. Shi Tao &Press Freedom in China Erin Green & Whitson Gordon

  2. Press Freedom in China • Reporters Without Borders rates China as number 167 out of 173 countries • Communist Press Model • Press as mouthpiece for government • Censorship and control of all aspects of media (including internet) • Most journalists self-censor

  3. Shi Tao • Chinese Journalist, Writer, & Poet • Wrote essays for overseas pro-democracy websites • Detailed what it’s like to be a journalist in China with stories • Helping, Complying, Informing • Tonghai Earthquake

  4. Shi Tao’s Arrest • Wrote e-mail to democracy websites detailing government’s handling of 15th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square • Yahoo! handed over his personal information to the government, government in turn arrests Tao

  5. Amnesty International Campaign • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsx4wpKpo6I

  6. Outcome of Shi Tao Case • Wang Xiaoning had a similar case with Yahoo! around the same time • Families of both Xiaoning and Tao sued and Yahoo! settled • Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) proposed the “Global Online Freedom Act”(H.R. 275) • Did not get out of subcommitee before 109th Congress adjourned • Tao and Xiaoning are still jailed in China

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