Downplay the story. That’s the Central Propaganda Department’s directive for Chinese journalists covering Monday’s deadly attack in the heart of Beijing. In censorship instructions that were leaked online, authorities make clear that there is no room for debate about the fiery auto wreck that killed 5 and injured 40. “Downplay the story; do not speculate on it; do not exaggerate it; do not put the story on the front page or website homepage,” they said, according to a translation by China Digital Times.
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