New York Times: Censorship Causes Chinese Movie To Become Mediocre
Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com "The New York Times" published two reports recently which challenged the Chinese movie #39;s censoring standard. In fact, it has hurt China #39;s film industry for a long time. Especially during the Chinese Communist Party #39;s (CCP) 18th Congress, in which the CCP changed its leadership, Films considered "sensitive" have been shelved at "sensitive" times. The reports also said that such censorship caused China #39;s movie offering to be mediocre, and it will not help the industry #39;s growth. A Chinese movie "The Last Supper" was originally scheduled to be released in July this year, but was postponed until November 29th, after being censored by the CCP. "The New York Times" reported that this film was blocked by China #39;s censoring authority for almost 5 months. The movie describes how the people overthrew the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty and founded the Han Dynasty. The censoring authority, it seems, didn #39;t want people to see this film before the CCP leadership changeover in the middle of November. The story of "The Last Supper" happened in China 2000 years ago when the king of the Qin Dynasty was a tyrant, and the feudalists staged an uprising. When the movie was undergoing production, many producers and directors said that it couldn #39;t be released before the CCP #39;s 18th Congress. Zhu Xinxin, the former editor of "Hebei People #39;s Radio": "Everything is the enemy in the CCP #39;s eyes. It #39;s too nervous, and afraid of the ...From:ChinaForbiddenNewsViews:47 1ratingsTime:03:33More inNews Politics
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Episode 33 - Konnan on his Life Experiences, Politics, and the Military-Industrial Complex
Konnan is a legendary professional wrestler, particularly in Mexico, and achieved huge fame in the 1990s. His success lead to him becoming a soap opera actor, rapper, and a national icon south of the border. He #39;s known for his refreshing honesty, and we wanted to have him on the show after learning about his fascinating life story - not to mention hearing his take on politics, and life in general. Check it out and peace! For more of the Smells Like Human Spirit Podcast, go to http://www.smellslikehumanspirit.com Join our Facebook community at http Subscribe on iTunes at itunes.apple.com Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com List of recent episodes: Episode 32 - Charlie McGrath of Wide Awake News on the Inevitable Collapse traffic.libsyn.com Episode 31 - What #39;s Really Important? traffic.libsyn.com Episode 30 - Professor Noam Chomsky on How Oppression Works In Free Societies traffic.libsyn.com Episode 29 - Election or Selection? traffic.libsyn.com Episode 28 - The Need to Reinvestigate 9/11 with Ian Henshall traffic.libsyn.com Episode 27 - Mark Kingwell on the Value of Philosophical Inquiry traffic.libsyn.com Episode 26 - The Man Who Secretly Recorded His Life traffic.libsyn.com Episode 25 - Necessary Illusions with Professor and Poet Timothy Pilgrim traffic.libsyn.com Episode 24 - Miscellaneous, Etc. (Innovation in Pop Culture, Internet Censorship, Amber Lyon, et plus) traffic.libsyn.com Episode 23 - Steve Taylor on Living in the Moment, Humania, Death, and more traffic.libsyn.com ...From:SmellsLikePodcastViews:2 1ratingsTime:12:50More inEntertainment
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Tech Workers Organizing Globally- Turkey
LaborTech 2012. Dec. 1, 2012 USF labortech.net Tech Workers Organizing Globally- ITWSN Tutkey http Technology workers called Information Technology Workers Solidarity Network (ITWSN) are organizing in Turkey and have faced censorship by Facebook in an effort to prevent them linking up with other tech workers globally.From:brightpathvideoViews:1 0ratingsTime:38:43More inEducation
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This is the first video instruction by The Ministry of Cultural Enlightenment. To join our staff or for more information visit: http://www.theministryofenlightenment.comFrom:culturalministryViews:3 0ratingsTime:18:04More inEducation
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FREE AND OPEN WEB
A free and open world depends on a free and open web. The Internet has connected more than two billion people around the world. Some governments want to use a closed-door meeting December to increase censorship and regulate the web. Join together to keep the Internet free and open. Make your voice heard.From:bruceallenclarkViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:54More inEntertainment
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