True freedom of the press in China remains challenging, says new annual report by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the worst periods for press freedom in China in decades, with tough restrictions on movement and a superpowered surveillance state making on-the-ground reporting more difficult than ever and keeping journalists bottled up in Beijing or blocked from entering China entirely.starts to reopen to the world, there is little hope this will lead to a more open environment for journalism, according to a new report by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.
While such excuses are now defunct, many journalists said they experienced official interference and harassment unrelated to COVID-19 when trying to do their jobs last year. During protests across multiple Chinese cities in November, BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten and detained by police in Shanghai. Police later claimed they were trying to keep him from contracting COVID-19. At least two other foreign journalists were detained while covering protests, and others were subjected to harassment and obstruction by authorities during and after the unrest.
For Chinese employees of foreign media, the pressure can often become unbearable. Already strictly limited to “auxiliary” work such as translation or driving, they are the first to be harassed over sensitive stories and can be subjected to racial and often gendered harassment by pro-government trolls.
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