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Fons Tuinstra

@fonstuinstra

Fons Tuinstra is a cofounder of the China Speakers Bureau, new media consultant, and a former foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’
December 15, 2010

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’
December 10, 2009

Internet Censorship: The Myth, Oft Told, and the Reality

Protests in Iran and China have spotlighted the use of social media, showing its power in finding ways to push information past barriers set up by government.
September 16, 2009

Puzzling Contradictions of China’s Internet Journalism

A journalist who has worked in China says that ‘the Internet has strengthened the power of the central government, not undermined it.’
December 15, 2006

China and the Internet: A Reader Responds

“Is Internet censorship worth fighting?,” Jonathan Zittrain asks in his article, “China and Internet Filters,” in the Summer edition of Nieman Reports. While the Berkman Center for Internet and Society…
September 15, 2004

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet

How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.
September 15, 2004