China Tells Media to Stagger Oscars Telecast, Downplay Event (Report)
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Chinese government has reportedly told its local media channels not to transmit live coverage of the Oscars and to down play the awards ceremony.
The move follows the nomination of “Do Not Split,” a 35-minute chronicle of the pro-democracy struggles in Hong Kong, in the documentary short subject category.The order reportedly came from the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party and told Chinese media to only report on non-controversial awards.Such instructions are not intended for publication or dissemination overseas and are difficult to verify.
The matter was first reported by Hong Hong’s Apple Daily and Radio Free Asia, and subsequently also by Bloomberg. Co-directed by Norway’s Anders.
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