China Legal News As Cheap Thrill

Posted by Stan on 6/17/09 • Categorized as China Law

My post earlier today about press accounts of China’s new reform of State executions ended with my belief that some articles had been written purely to feed on readers’ interest in violent subject matter.

I take it back. Compared to the articles written in the past 24 hours about newly-passed rules in China governing sex change operations, the lethal injection pieces look like responsible, and sober, examples of top-notch journalism.

If you don’t believe me, do a Google News search. You will find over a hundred articles on the sex change rules written mainly to appeal to prurient interests.

I know the newspaper business is hanging on by its proverbial fingernails these days, but is this sort of thing really the answer?


Comments are closed.