China wants to crack down on press freedom and introduce a new training system that requires journalists to train in Marxist and communist theories of news."It's 'running dog lackies'? I always thought it was 'running lackie dogs'!"
"Wang, shoot him!"
Li Dongdong, deputy director of the General Administration of Press and Publication, told the South China Morning Post that some mainland reporters were giving Chinese journalism a bad name because they were not properly trained. Under communist theories of journalism, media should support the leadership rather than operate as a watchdog.
"Woof! Woof! Arf! Bark!"
[BEAT! BEAT! BEAT!]
"Yipe! Yipe! Yipe!... [LICK! LICK! LICK!]"
"Good boys!"
The initiative seems to be aimed at mainland journalists only.
Hong Kong journalists get to watch.
Chinese officials already routinely censor journalists, but Chinese media has become less restricted in recent years as they have gained more revenue from independent sources via advertising.