Blog Flak

From the Wall Street Journal:
Some well-known bloggers in China used an unlikely tool last week to make a point that Western news media and politicians misunderstand Chinese censorship. They shut themselves down.

Notices posted on the Chinese-language blogs Massage Milk and Milk Pig announced that “Due to unavoidable reasons with which everyone is familiar, this blog is temporarily closed.” read full article

That’s the way to get everybody’s attention! Let everyone think the government shut you down because: Nobody understands us! waaaaa!

tags: chinese media censorship newsmedia