links for 2006-08-03

• Reporters sans frontières - Century China describes how it was closed down
  The people who ran Century China, a very influential website among Chinese intellectuals, have posted a statement on the Internet that contains the text of the official message ordering its closure.
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet freespeech censorship)
• Chinese intellectuals appeal: On the Shutdown of Century China (via RSF)
  100 Chinese intellectuals inside and abroad China A Letter of Appeal to Chinese Intellectuals All Over the World
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet censorship freespeech)
• EastSouthWestNorth: Li Datong in Apple Daily
  Roland translates an essay by Li Datong, former editor of Freezing Point, who says of the recent media crackdown: "If the control is intensified, this only proves that the Chinese media are increasing their influence on society. This progress is slow and
  (tags: china journalism media censorship freespeech)
• Private Communications: One More Reason Why Reporters Need to Be More Tech Savvy | Center for Citizen Media: Blog
  "...the time has come, plainly, for journalists to start getting savvy about the use of technology for secure communications. This includes finding ways to help sources contact us in ways that are difficult or impossible to trace, and to encrypt the commu
  (tags: privacy surveillance freespeech journalism)