China Media Project
From their website:
The China Media Project leverages the Journalism & Media Studies Centre’s experienced staff faculty and its extensive contacts with mainland Chinese media and its unique position at the doorsteps of China to generate systematic, multi-facted research in the field of Chinese journalism.
JMSC established the China Media Project in late 2003. The project is directed by Qian Gang, a veteran Chinese journalist and well-known author of several books on journalism, and Yuen-ying Chan, an award-winning journalist and educator as well as founder and director of JMSC.
Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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The road to freedom of expression as guaranteed in Article 35 of China’s Constitution will be a long one.
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