China’s Softening Resistance to Reporting Bad News
The Chinese media’s increased reporting of protests over land, labor and investment issues reflects an attempt by the government to manage the impact of bad news by acknowledging it, according to two well-placed sources. “The Chinese government has started to loosen its control on the negative information,” said one of the sources, an academic close to the propaganda authorities who declined to be identified. “They are trying to control the news by publicizing the news.”
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China’s Softening Resistance to Reporting Bad News
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