Friday, January 28, 2011

Fired...

"Chinese Journalist Who Defied the Censors and Wrote About Corruption Is Fired

SHANGHAI — A prominent newspaper columnist who challenged government censors by writing about corruption and political reform was dismissed Thursday by the Southern Daily Group, publisher of some of the country’s best-known newspapers.

The columnist, Chang Ping, said he was forced out because his bosses were “under pressure” from government propaganda authorities."


Read all the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/asia/28china.html?_r=1