Censorship in China, with BuzzFeed's Megha Rajagopalan
Carnegie Council Podcasts
English - March 11, 2019 16:24 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Commentary News Business Non-Profit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After working in China for six years on many stories unfavorable to the Chinese government, in 2018 journalist Megha Rajagopalan's visa was not renewed, forcing her to leave China abruptly. Why? She's still not sure and says that the government uses ambiguity very deliberately, causing Chinese and foreigners alike to self-censor, as they don't know where the lines are. How does this affect the flow of information and Chinese society as a whole?