As of late the Tibetan region has been blocked off from journalists and even internet sites trying to report on the large protests in Tibet. CNN was stopped hundreds of miles away and turned back, the BBC has been denied access and YouTube has been blocked from access across China.
China has gained incredible control over access to particular internet sites by creating what has become known as the "The Great Firewall of China" or the Golden Shield Project. An extremely effective, well-funded endeavor made by China to control what is being reported out of Tibet and Taiwan and other sensitive regions, onto the internet.
One sided coverage has become the tactic used by the Chinese government to try and control protesters, airing hour after hour of violent protests, riots and burned down shops. Not one clip was aired of peaceful protesting, pulling out all stops to prevent a Tibetan uprising.
With at least 25 journalists being forced out of these regions and the end of media permits being issued to foreign correspondents, China's once positive steps towards freedom of movement for foreign media is now being drawn back to prevent the truth of what is happening in Tibet to be made clear to the world.
The Summer Olympics are fast approaching us and the keen eyes of the world watching what is taking place in China, what are the Olympics going to be like? With foreign media being held out of certain regions, what kind of coverage will the Olympics have this year?
China has tried to use the Olympics to their advantage to show progress in their nation, now it only appears that the world will see regression among human rights.
The Whole World is Watching: China's Media War
I am not sure what this could mean for the Olympics. If foreign media is banned from certain areass, coverage could possibly be scarce. One way that coverage might be possible is from the air. But who knows, there may be air restrictions as well. Let us all just hope for the best. With the Olympics being such a major event, hopefully they will be willing to make some adjustments.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is I wish China the best. It is hard to say what this could mean for the Olympics. I hope that there will be coverage still. It's possible that they could cover this via air, but I can't help but think that this may be more trouble than it's worth. The Olympics is a big event for everyone, hopefully that they will make some compromises.
ReplyDeleteChina wanted the Olympics so they could show the Western World all of what they have achieved. Now the oppressed people of China are showing the world what is really going on. China and its inability to treat its people with the basic human rights has produced these issues.
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