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2015 Jan.01

Finding the Space Between: My Thoughts for China Current

David SchlesingerChina, Media

China Current is an interesting independent media site. They asked me to write a New Year’s message for them. The original English is here and the Chinese is here but I’ll put the whole texts below It’s about finding the space between. It’s about navigating the seen and unseen hazards. It’s about defining the often..

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2014 Jul.17

China’s New Press Restrictions – ChinaFile

David SchlesingerChina, Media

I am part of a new ChinaFile debate here in which I argue that China is forcing brave journalists into more self censorship.  My section reads: For much of the last two and a half decades, Chinese journalists have been pushing the boundaries—many going into grey areas, others stepping boldly into danger zones, others yet going..

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2014 Mar.26

Whither China Journalism…..

David SchlesingerBusiness, China, Media

I’m part of a rollicking discussion on ChinaFile on China journalism in the wake of the controversy over the remarks by Bloomberg’s chairman suggesting a pulling of punches and the subsequent resignation of a senior editor. The whole debate is here, and my part of it is reprinted below: Whither China journalism…   The Chairman..

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2014 Feb.07

Tripod in the News: CNNMoney

David SchlesingerBusiness, China, Media

Quoted by Cnn Money here.

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2013 Oct.21

The Media and Open Government: Partners or adversaries?

David SchlesingerMedia

Earlier this year the Omidyar Network funded the formation of a Media Council, of which I was a member, to publish an independent report on the Open Government Partnership. As our chairman, Richard Sambrook, reports here, our report, published today, makes four key recommendations:       The OGP should develop a joint statement which..

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2013 May.22

Committee to Protect Journalists Protests US Actions

David SchlesingerBusiness

The Committee to Protect Journalists, on whose board I sit, wrote to the US Justice Department to protest its actions against the Associated Prerss. The letter is available here. To quote from the letter: “Our board of directors rarely has seen the need to raise its collective voice against U.S. government actions that threaten newsgathering…

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2013 May.22

It’s Not Stenography…And It’s Not Always Nice

David SchlesingerBusiness

  By David Schlesinger   No one likes having her secrets exposed. No person, no government. And that’s why having a journalist as a friend is always a dicey proposition – for a good journalist, the story will trump the friendship. When a story affects a working spouse, watch out! The story trumps again. When..

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2013 Mar.12

Committee To Protect Journalists – Report on China

David SchlesingerChina

The report is out and available here I wrote the preface, which can be seen here  

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