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Li Datong
Li Datong is a senior editor with China Youth Daily and former editor-in-chief of the Bing Dian Weekly, the post from which he was removed during the Bing Dian Incident.
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A New Dawn for Chinese Journalism?
Li Datong Series: Human Rights 2006-07-25A remarkable incident has emboldened Chinese journalists. Earlier this year, the government suspended publication of the newspaper Bing Dian Weekly , provoking unprecedented open protest, which received extensive media coverage worldwide. Even more surprisingly, the government, under the pressure of public opinion, has allowed Bing Dian to resume publication. The editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief were sacked, but the open questioning of the legitimacy of the government’s authority to regulate journalism is bound to have a profound impact. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 19087
