Virtual China

Danwei discusses the latest issue of Scandals Exposed (丑闻揭秘), an unregistered newspaper which takes its scandalous, tabloid-esque articles from many sources, both on and offline.

Joel Martinsen @ Danwei: "The paper’s layout suggests that the editors merely downloaded the articles from one of the many sites republishing them, added in some clipart and ads, and called it a newspaper…It’s not really surprising that unregistered papers are turning to the Internet for content - blogs and forums, though subject to those pesky social morality regulations, still offer more tantalizing material than traditional print media. "

Link to Danwei article, the Internet: crib sheet for the yellow press.