Mediagazer: Chinese journalists strike against censorship (Roy Greenslade/Guardian)

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David Carr / New York Times:

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

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Rob Williams / The Independent:

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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:

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Josh Stearns / Free Press Blog:

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Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Chinese journalists strike against censorship — Chinese journalists have gone on strike in protest against censorship by the authorities. About 100 staff at the Southern Weekend title in Guangdong province walked out because propaganda officials spiked the paper's new year's day editorial and replaced it with one of their own.

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Pete Brook / Wired:

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