Interesting local debate in Fujian Province regarding Xinhua/NCNA's (新華社) coverage of a recent typhoon, from the EastSouthWestNorth blog (東南西北). It says a lot about how Xinhua works to cover domestic news, and how local press outlets are increasingly willingly to challenge the authority of the state-run news organization.
In a nutshell, local press in Fujian roasted Xinhua for its allegedly insensitive and inaccurate coverage of the typhoon, as well as overstepping its mandate (when a Xinhua Zhejiang reporter crossed into Fujian), and the contents of a follow-up story in Xinhua's restricted Reference News about how Xinhua handled the typhoon coverage. Read the translation of the debate on ESWN.
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