Category: state media

Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign Media on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2023
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Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…

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Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign State Media on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2023
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Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…

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Elon Musk Changes His Twitter Bio to ‘State-Affiliated Media’

January 17, 2023
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CEO Elon Musk updated his Twitter bio to read: “State-affiliated media” on Jan. 16 after he alluded that it was more of an appropriate label for the social media network. In response to questions from reporters over the weekend, Musk tweeted, “Technically, Twitter should have that label.” Musk’s comment follows the release of details made public…

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Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia-Ukraine Coverage

February 23, 2022
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As the Ukraine-Russia crisis escalates, the Chinese regime has found itself in an awkward position. While Beijing has deepened ties with Moscow, it is also cautious to avoid blowback if it is seen as directly supporting a unilateral move to seize sovereignty of another nation—given the regime’s own designs in absorbing self-ruled Taiwan. While it’s…

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CNN Runs Chinese State Media Ad Glorifying Beijing Olympics

February 16, 2022
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The Beijing Olympics from the start has been overshadowed by complaints over China’s human rights record, harsh COVID-19 rules, and disputes over referees’ decisions. That would not be so apparent if one stumbles upon a recent ad on CNN. “A Winter Sporting Event like No Other,” so reads the headline of the article that begins…

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Chinese State Media Orders US Workers to Maintain ‘Political Purity,’ Not Practice Falun Gong: Internal Document

December 2, 2021
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The international arm of the Chinese regime’s state broadcaster ordered some of its contracted American workers to distance themselves from persecuted faith group Falun Gong, an internal document supplied to The Epoch Times shows. The Washington bureau of CGTN, a state-run English language television network, earlier this year instructed several contract workers to pledge to…

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China Insider: Live Streamer in Impoverished Chinese County Died from Starvation

January 28, 2021
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After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced that “all counties previously designated as impoverished in the country have been removed from the poverty list,” a video uploader “Mocha” from Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan Province was found to have died of poverty and illness. The state media quickly “dispelled the rumors,” claiming that “Mocha” is under…

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