Chinese Journalist Who Defied the Censors and Wrote About Corrupt Is Fired

The article By DAVID BARBOZA, entitled "Chinese Journalist Who Defied the Censors and Wrote About Corruption Is Fired", denotes the well round and provocative nature of Chang Ping towards freedom of the press and individual speech rights and their absence in China.
Chang Ping is one of many dismissed from their positions for challenging government censorship. In Chang's case, he is rather extraordinary in that he was a publisher for the Southern Daily Group, publishing on the corruption and political reforms of the Chinese government not once but multiple times. In a country with very deadly reactions to dissidents of the government Chang stands out in that he has a "reputation for writing about politically sensitive topics, including democracy, media censorship, the failures of government policy and Tibet. His commentaries appeared in Southern Weekend and Southern Metropolis Weekly, both of which are published by the Southern Daily Group.". He is also well known for his lectures and writings on media censorship and civil society at Fudan University in Shanghai. He is advocate of speech policy and the power of communication stating that, “Society is diverse and should have a platform for giving opinions. We don’t necessarily need everyone to support freedom and democracy. What is key is whether these opinions are people’s own voices.”