[ecrea] publication - Winds from the East: how the People's Republic of China seeks to influence the media in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

>Winds from the East: how the Peopleâ¬"s Republic of China seeks to
>influence the media in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
>By Douglas Farah and Andy Mosher
>Washington DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), 2010,
>32 p.
>
>Download:
>http://cima.ned.org/sites/default/files/CIMA-China-Report_0.pdf
>
>Conclusion (S. 26):
>The Peopleâ¬"s Republic of China is seeking to influence the media in
>Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia through a variety of means:
>direct aid to state-run media in the form of radio transmitters and
>financing for national satellites; the provision of content and
>technology to allies and potential allies; the sharing of news; and
>training programs and expense-paid trips for journalists to China. This
>effort has accompanied a massive expansion of the PRCâ¬"s own media
>internationally, primarily through the Xinhua news agency, satellite and
>Internet TV channels, and state run television services. It comes at a
>time when resources for media assistance in some regions of the world
>⬠notably Latin America ⬠are becoming scarcer. Chinese news
>media, far less independent than Western media, form the basis for
>Chinaâ¬"s media assistance, which emphasizes cooperation with
>governments ⬠many of them undemocratic ⬠and rejects the Western
>mediaâ¬"s role as watchdogs holding governments accountable. Chinaâ¬"s
>moves pose troubling questions for those in the Western media
>assistance sector. As the Chinese government propagates a less-than-free
>model of journalism and assists undemocratic regimes by supporting media
>that buttress them, advocates of free media and democratic government
>should take note. Media developers and donors might consider countering
>these developments with more robust support for independent media in the
>countries where China is assisting news media. This might include more
>programs in investigative journalism, ethics, and internationally
>recognized journalism standards, as well as support for digital media
>infrastructure, such as broadband Internet access in developing
>countries to provide citizens with increased access to information.

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