Comments on: Reporters Without Borders Releases 2014 World Press Freedom Index, And It’s Bleak For China

By: Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:55:58 +0000

Russia…a country/government that tacitly approves of journos being assassinated…is better than China?

By: Jonathan Alpart

Jonathan Alpart — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:08:48 +0000

Good points, and thanks for being civil. My point was just that this is not news to anyone, China being nearly dead last. But yeah, what I said was largely irrelevant.

Speaking from someone who works here in the media, I agree fully with Tao that saying China’s press freedom being “nonexistent” is a stretch to say the least. Obviously it is very, very bad, but here in my office it seems like it is getting more and more open every day. For example my own show is about underground rock music, and many of the bands don’t have great things to say about Chinese society in the interviews or in their song lyrics. I don’t think this could have existed even a few years ago. I’m just one person of many, foreign or Chinese, who are slowly making small moves to push out the boundaries. I’m curious how this org measures things.

Of course, it is indeed all relative. It probably seems like it’s getting bette” to me only because it is so terrible to begin with.

By: Benji

Benji — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:12:48 +0000

Right on the money. It’s about China, not about the US, Romania or etc.

By: Chingis

Chingis — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:50:26 +0000

Jonathan, possibly unbeknownst to you, not everyone who visits this site is American. Speaking for myself I often don’t give a flying fuuk what is going on in the States and don’t come here for irrelevant comparisons with countries I care little for.
Chinese Wu Mao often take your approach when confronted with facts about their beloved Motherland they feel uncomfortable.
Can’t you leave it with them, and say something relevant about the Chinese media since I understand this is where you claim to work?

Thanks

By: benji

benji — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:26:04 +0000

Its all relative. The issue is China, not USA.

By: Jonathan Alpart

Jonathan Alpart — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:06:34 +0000

Tell us something we don’t know…like USA dropping 13 spots to just below Romania. I’d hardly call what we’ve seen over the past year (or decade) “satisfactory” bright yellow.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/11/press-freedom-suffers-under-obama-global-survey-fi/