To Reveal Oneself or to Remain Anonymous. That Is the (Beijing) Question

Despite promises to the contrary, it looks more and more like Chinese officials will limit media access during the 2008 Olympics kicking off in eight days. (Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise. The country promised clean air, but that wasn’t exactly true either.)

Given Beijing’s decidedly negative attitude towards snooping reporters, perhaps in-country journos should consider staying anonymous. Deadspin’s trio of intrepid comrades have chosen this route, citing a “healthy fear of deportation (and an outside chance of imprisonment).”


Mark Glaser
‘s Mediashift went the other way, recruiting University of Missouri journalism student Elle Moxley to blog

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