Features the satirical Internet site `Not The South China Morning Post.' Background on the site's founder George Adams; Criticism on the South China Morning Post violations of press freedom; Reputation of the site; History of the Post; Censorship of the site.
Reports on China's third-biggest newspaper `Yangcheng Wanbao' (YangCheng Evening News) as the first in the country to buy a Universal 60 single-width two-around press from Goss Graphic Systems. Description of the presses; Daily circulation of the newspaper.
The article reports on the decision of newspaper editors to continue with their coverage plans despite global protests and calls for a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. It notes that most newspaper editors admitted that their paper would send fewer reporters to Beijing as a result of newsroom cutbacks. It is also reported that the Associated Press (AP) formed an agreement with NBC in August 2007 that allowed NBC-produced text content and video links related to the 2008 Olympic Games to the AP.