Sinosphere Blog: Free Press Groups Warn of China’s Influence on Hong Kong and Taiwan Media

One group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, says news outlets are curtailing coverage that might anger government officials.

    



Hong Kong Paper Ousts Top Editor, Stirring Concern

Ming Pao’s history as a serious, independent paper has given it outsize influence, but it might be the latest victim of the mainland’s effort to rein in the media here.

    



After Death, Indonesian Ad Industry Scrutinized

Ananda Pradnya Paramita, 27, died shortly after posting on Twitter that she had worked for 30 consecutive hours, prompting criticism of the industry’s workaholic culture.

    



Reporter for Reuters Won’t Receive China Visa

The rejection comes amid rising tensions between foreign news organizations and the Chinese government, which has been using various means to express displeasure with coverage it deems unflattering.

    



Snowden’s Leaks on China Could Affect Its Role in His Fate

New revelations by Edward J. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor believed to be in Hong Kong, may make China more apt to help him.

    

Papers Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions

Online advertising, once seen as the great hope for the future, has begun leveling off, which is accelerating the push for new Internet business models.