Li Datong
Encyclopedia
Li Datong was the Managing Editor of Freezing Point
, a section of China Youth Daily
. He was fired, and his popular column closed, because of a published letter condemning censorship and government intrusion into the press in China
. He now writes for openDemocracy, which is based in London.
Freezing Point
Freezing Point is a news journal in the People's Republic of China which has been the subject of controversy over its criticism of Communist Party officials and the sympathetic ear it lent to a Chinese historian who had criticized official history textbooks...
, a section of China Youth Daily
China Youth Daily
The China Youth Daily is the official newspaper of Communist Youth League of China , and is a popular official daily newspaper and the first independently operated central government news media portal in the People's Republic of China.In 1980s it was regarded as the best newspaper in mainland...
. He was fired, and his popular column closed, because of a published letter condemning censorship and government intrusion into the press in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. He now writes for openDemocracy, which is based in London.
External links
- Li Datong on China Digital Times
- Response to Freezing Point Closure
- Growing crackdown on Chinese media
- The Click that Broke a Government's Grip – the Washington Post on his protest against censorship
- China's media censorship rattling world image