Public participation on the Internet in China

1) News digest: a maximum of 1,000 words.

2) Presentation of digest: a maximum 5 minutes.

There is no allowance for exceeding the word or time limit.

Every word in your submission including in-text citations but excluding the reference list counts

towards the word length.

Marks are deducted for overrun of word count or time.

Tasks

2. Read the news readings(I listed them in the end) on the Reading Guide about the topic. Each of the news readings report

one new change related to the topic.

3. Decide which two of the changes reported in the news readings are the most important.

Look up other news (not academic) articles that give further details about the same or similar

developments. Integrate the details you read and write a digest for each of the two changes.

For example, in the news reading “China to Open up Cinema Sector to Foreign Entities,” it is

reported that the new list published by the National Development and Reform Commission

(NDRC) that prohibited areas of foreign investment no longer included two areas related to the

film industry—”the construction and operation of cinemas,” and “investment into film production

companies, distribution companies, cinema chain companies and film import companies.” The list

was to come into effect on July 30, 2019 and the prohibition was to be lifted by the end of 2019.

This means foreign investment will be permitted to enter these two areas of China’s film industry

then.

Now go and look for further details about this change, such as whether the lift means foreign

companies can wholly own cinemas, film production companies, distribution companies, cinema

chain companies or film import companies in China.

4. Make sure you do not write an essay that gives an overview of the topic.

5. Share with the class your news digest in your allocated time.

Expectations

1. For each of the change:

a) describe detailed information about the change, and

b) add a short analysis about why the change is important.

You may provide background information and/or cite scholars in explaining its significance. But

make sure that you write many more words on the informational part than the analysis part.

Start your digest of each of the changes in a format like this:

• In [month] [year], several news organizations including [name of organization] and [name of

organization] reported that….

Or this

• On [date] [month] [year], [name of news organization] reported that…. This is the latest of similar

reports published earlier by [name of news organizations] and [name of organizations]. These

reports state that….

2. Try to give an in-text citation to every piece of information included in your news digest. Then

list the cited sources in a reference list at the end of your news digest.

3. Make sure you consult credible materials only. Chinese-language materials could be consulted but

they must form less than 40% of the reference list.

Follow this format in referencing Chinese sources:

Qian, G. (2009, May 19). 川震校舍倒塌报道始末 (Chronology of the prohibition on reporting about

the collapse of school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake). 中国报道周刊 (China Report

Weekly) . Retrieved from https://www.china-week.com/html/5029.htm

4. Please use the parenthetical system of referencing (http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/content.php?pid=160012&sid=1353511) and the APA 6th

citation style (http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/content.php?p…

− Marking criteria

Percentage

− Accurate reporting of information about the changes

30

− Extent of research

20

− Sound explanation of the importance of the changes

10

− Use of credible sources

10

− Effective and original expression of ideas; spelling, punctuation, format

20

Correct and appropriate citations; complete reference list in APA 6th style

10

− Total

100

The presentation does not earn marks by meeting the following criteria; it loses marks by failing to meet them.

The percentage shows the maximum deduction that may be made.

Meeting requirements of the assignment

(Submissions that do not address the required task will not be marked according to the

above criteria and will receive no mark.)

-100

Same content between submitted copy and sharing

-100

Time keeping of sharing/ word length of news digest

-20

News readings:

Etherington, D. & Liao, R. (2021, February 8). Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief

uncensored period. TC. Retrieved from https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/08/clubhouse-is

now-blocked-in-china-after-a-brief-uncensored-period/

IFJ Criticises China’s Move to Ban Self-Publishing by Journalists, Censor Online Content. (2021,

January 29). The Wire. Retrieved from https://thewire.in/world/china-ban-self-publishing

journalists-online-censorship-ifj

Mozur, P. (2020, March 16). Coronavirus Outrage Spurs China’s Internet Police to Action. NYT.

Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/business/china-coronavirus

internet-police.html. In Proquest Newsstream.

Yu, V. (2020, February 7). ‘Hero who told the truth’: Chinese rage over coronavirus death of

whistleblower doctor. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/global

development/2020/feb/07/coronavirus-chinese-rage-death-whistleblower-doctor-li

wenliang

Cross-Strait, Xinjiang, June 4th…What public issues are being discussed in the Clubhouse Chinese

room before the wall? (2021, February 9). Initium Media. Retrieved from

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=…

09-notes-clubhouse-sinophone-public-sphere/ [Google translated];

https://theinitium.com/article/20210209-notes-club…

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