Thursday, September 21, 2006

Censored News Network

The Thai authorities are censoring the CNN International feed. The anchors can report all they want about the coup, or its economic effects, or almost anything, but as soon as the reporters switch to the obligatory mention of what deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is doing or saying, the screen goes blank and is replaced by a "More To Come"-style message flashing five-year-old pictures of Britney Spears. The censorship lasts from 5 to 10 seconds.

From what I have seen, the BBC World feed and NHK's English-language news feed are not being censored.

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