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Journalists Say China Is Not Living Up To Openness Pledge
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But Alfred Wu, a former reporter for a party newspaper in Beijing who now contributes editorials to a Hong Kong paper, disagreed.
"When I entered journalism, I was educated by my work unit about the rules. There are about 20 to 30 things we couldn't cover, such as infectious diseases and the voting during the People's Congress," Wu said. "Compared with 10 years ago, the censorship is more strict, especially since President Hu and Premier Wen took office."
Meanwhile, reporters continue to say they are being prevented from doing their jobs.
A fully credentialed photographer was able to visit the swimming and water polo venues Friday but said security guards stopped him from entering the Olympic National Sports Center, where the modern pentathlon will be held.
"I tried three different access points," said the photographer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because his bosses didn't want him speaking for the company. "We're supposed to have access to all venues for a clean shot before the spectators come, but they said 'No access today.' There was no explanation."
Correspondent Jill Drew and researcher Zhang Jie contributed to this report.
