Jiao Guobiao
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Jiao Guobiao was formerly an associate professor at Peking University
's College of Journalism and Communications until he was dismissed. A prominent journalist at Chinese Cultural Newspaper from 1996 to 2001, he has published widely on issues of journalism in China. Following the appearance online of his March 2004 essay condemning the Chinese government's Central Propaganda Department (Denouncing the Central Propaganda Department) and his continued efforts to promote freedom of the press and human rights in China, he was suspended from his teaching duties.
Jiao has received media coverage in The New York Times
and The Washington Post
and has given interviews to the BBC
, Voice of America
, the French International News Network, and Radio Free Asia
. During his fellowship, he explored historical and contemporary perspectives on the Chinese media, and analyzed the impact of the Internet in China. He wrote a series of articles on the challenges and prospects for the media in China, for eventual publication as a book.
He was a National Endowment for Democracy
Reagan-Fascell fellow from 2004-2005.
summoned me to his office. I did not know the article had spread so widely. Many overseas media, such as the Asian Weekly of Hong Kong, Voice of America
, The New York Times
, even a newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, published the whole article or its summary, or reported the event of its publication."
Jiao was later subjected to periods of close monitoring, house arrest, blacklisting, and persecution. He left China in March 2005 and lived abroad, notably in Germany
and England
. He returned to China in 2008.
. He was awarded his PhD
in Journalism
from the People's University, Beijing in 1996.
•The Journalistic Careers of Cultural Celebrities (concerning history of journalism) Fuzhou: Fujiang People’s Publisher, 1999
•Sensitivities Outside the News (a collection of journalistic commentaries) Beijing: China Development Publisher, 2000
•The Sorrow from Independence (a collection of journalistic commentaries) Urumqi: People’s Publisher of Xinjiang, 2001
•Denouncing the Ministry of Central Propaganda (a collection of journalistic writings translated into and published in Japanese) Tokyo, Chaoshi Publisher, 2004
•Many other journalistic writings, essays, commentaries have also been published and are searchable via major Chinese news portals.
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
's College of Journalism and Communications until he was dismissed. A prominent journalist at Chinese Cultural Newspaper from 1996 to 2001, he has published widely on issues of journalism in China. Following the appearance online of his March 2004 essay condemning the Chinese government's Central Propaganda Department (Denouncing the Central Propaganda Department) and his continued efforts to promote freedom of the press and human rights in China, he was suspended from his teaching duties.
Jiao has received media coverage in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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and has given interviews to the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Voice of America
Voice of America
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, the French International News Network, and Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation that operates a radio station and Internet news service. RFA was founded by an act of the US Congress and is operated by the Broadcasting Board of Governors . The RFA is supported in part by grants from the federal government of the United States...
. During his fellowship, he explored historical and contemporary perspectives on the Chinese media, and analyzed the impact of the Internet in China. He wrote a series of articles on the challenges and prospects for the media in China, for eventual publication as a book.
He was a National Endowment for Democracy
National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is a U.S. non-profit organization that was founded in 1983 to promote US-friendly democracy by providing cash grants funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress...
Reagan-Fascell fellow from 2004-2005.
Denouncing the Central Propaganda Department controversy
In the spring of 2004, Jiao wrote an essay titled (completely) Denouncing the Central Propaganda Department (of CPC, Communist Party of China). Jiao stated that "at first, I just sent this article to a few friends by email. But a lawyer friend put it onto a website without informing me, and a few days later the vice president of Peking UniversityPeking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
summoned me to his office. I did not know the article had spread so widely. Many overseas media, such as the Asian Weekly of Hong Kong, Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, even a newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, published the whole article or its summary, or reported the event of its publication."
Jiao was later subjected to periods of close monitoring, house arrest, blacklisting, and persecution. He left China in March 2005 and lived abroad, notably in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He returned to China in 2008.
Education
Jiao received his Bachelor of Arts in Chinese in 1986 and his Master of Arts in Classic Chinese in 1989 from Henan UniversityHenan University
Henan University is a public university in Kaifeng, Henan, China.-History:Founded in 1912, Henan University is one of the oldest universities in China. It was originally named the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America...
. He was awarded his PhD
PHD
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in Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from the People's University, Beijing in 1996.
Major Publications
•On Dedication and Volunteerism (a collection of journalistic commentaries) Beijing: Overseas Chinese Publisher, 1998•The Journalistic Careers of Cultural Celebrities (concerning history of journalism) Fuzhou: Fujiang People’s Publisher, 1999
•Sensitivities Outside the News (a collection of journalistic commentaries) Beijing: China Development Publisher, 2000
•The Sorrow from Independence (a collection of journalistic commentaries) Urumqi: People’s Publisher of Xinjiang, 2001
•Denouncing the Ministry of Central Propaganda (a collection of journalistic writings translated into and published in Japanese) Tokyo, Chaoshi Publisher, 2004
•Many other journalistic writings, essays, commentaries have also been published and are searchable via major Chinese news portals.