Best Quote by David E. Sanger

The Chinese government launched China's first 24-hour news channel. And since the channel will only report stories that are favorable to the ruling party,…

— Conan O'Brien

There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for…

— Ai Weiwei

China's censorship and propaganda systems may be complex and multilayered, but they are obviously not well coordinated.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The news media in general are liberals.

— Barbara Walters

Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and there were…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

There's something structurally integrated with foreign coverage. Reporters often default to thinking of their government as the sort of ultimate authority.

— Masha Gessen

The media is supposed to be custodians of the facts and watchdogs of government. They have, for the most part, neglected to be either…

— Janeane Garofalo

Chinese central government doesn't need to even lead public opinion: it just selectively stops censorship. In other words, just as censorship is a political…

— Michael Anti

An administration that really wanted to win an ideological contest with the Chinese Communist Party would stand up for human rights consistently, rather than…

— Tom Malinowski

You might be tempted to think that China has a Streisand-effect problem, in which trying to censor an event creates even more publicity. But…

— Zeynep Tufekci

My plan for 'The New York Times,' if I get the deal, will be putting the paper on every newsstand across the country and…

— Chen Guangbiao

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

— Edward Snowden