tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post1955994310233771688..comments2023-06-05T07:33:16.696-07:00Comments on The China Beat: Nobody (?) Likes A SpoilerThe China Beathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17042877198563453117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-86035246455067887972008-08-04T09:33:00.000-07:002008-08-04T09:33:00.000-07:00Noticed that I used the wrong word... that should ...Noticed that I used the wrong word... that should be 'implicate', not imbricate, in the second paragraph.M. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729348736493553628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-80620202927913260372008-08-04T07:41:00.000-07:002008-08-04T07:41:00.000-07:00---,From what I've noticed, the issue of the SBS l...---,<BR/><BR/>From what I've noticed, the issue of the SBS leak is being discussed as being more akin to a breach of media etiquette, dealing with a voluntary concensus not to show revealing footage of the opening ceremony, rather than as a censorship issue. Something that might speak to the points you raise regarding the function and responsibilities of the press is that there is an asymetrical expectation of trust between the Chinese governmnent and non-Chinese media, and this is definitely something that's playing out now and will remain an important factor in the weeks to come. It looks like details of the opening ceremony being outed, though, is seen more as something that ruins the surprise (as much as anyone can be surprised -- they're a specific and establishd format, so there are things about opening ceremonies that one can reasonably expect to see). Not so mush as a freedom of the press issue in most reports, unlike ones covering, say internet access at the Games.<BR/> <BR/>To my knowledge, a lot of people knew what the fireworks display was going to look like, but SBS was the first ones to show footage of ground-level rehearsals. Since SBS broke their story, a ton of places including news outlets have been posting the video or a de facto text version, but there's an ignoble distinction of being 'first' in this case, I guess. I do think that it's unfair, but unsurprising, that the backlash has tended to imbricate entire national communities, tarring everyone with the same brush. <BR/><BR/>Seems like Olympic opening ceremonies often invite controversy -- Sydney's immediately comes to mind -- and the worldwide scrutiny and anticipation for the Beijing opening ceremony has been really intense, so I think the severe criticism against SBS in particular is the dark side, so to speak, of the big publicity that the station seems to have initially set out to gain. <BR/><BR/>mkM. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729348736493553628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-4046437944938439902008-08-03T11:21:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:21:00.000-07:00When does SBS have to become complicit in the Chin...When does SBS have to become complicit in the China government's unwillingness to allow any leaks? <BR/><BR/>When did it become the job of the press to obey the government of a country? <BR/><BR/>and what about other commentary that describes other TV and News outlets that had access to this same material?DBCHongkonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056393060081495777noreply@blogger.com