China seeks to eradicate 'vile effect' of independent journalism; Guardian, 7/25/16

Tom Phillips, Guardian; China seeks to eradicate 'vile effect' of independent journalism:

"Top Chinese internet portals had been forbidden from producing original reporting on politically sensitive topics in what experts say is the latest step in President Xi Jinping’s battle to bring Chinese journalism under control.

Citing a CAC official, the Global Times, a Beijing-controlled tabloid, said online portals were permitted to publish stories on “social and political issues” only if they had been sourced from government-controlled news agencies...

Wen Tao, a Chinese journalist who worked for one of the current affairs services that has been closed down, told the New York Times censors would find it hard to completely control the production of news.

“The flow of information cannot be stopped – it’s like a flood,” he said."