{"id":3108,"date":"2010-04-02T05:15:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2010-04-04T10:48:24","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T02:48:24","slug":"science-fiction-world-triumphant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/science-fiction-world-triumphant\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fiction World Triumphant!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Note: This story is an update to <\/em>Chinese Science Fiction Magazine Under Attack<\/em><\/a> which is an account of the revolt that took place at Chengdu-based Science Fiction World Magazine(????) last week.<\/em><\/p>\n Today, Sichuan\u2019s Association for Science and Technology\u00a0announced that Science Fiction World’s (SFW) editor-in-chief Li Chang is suspended indefinitely.<\/p>\n The all-out rebellion that began on March 21st and reached a head on March 25th when the SFW editors appealed to the association and the propaganda office for investigations into Li’s competence and abuse of power ended with the fall that we\u00a0predicted on March 26th<\/a>. The announcement comes after 10 days of heated discussions<\/a> that took place\u00a0on Douban<\/a> and in person between editors of SFW and bureaucrats from the association (who own the magazine). The mainstream media covered the story extensively as soon as SFW posted their first appeal onto Douban on March 21. In the days that followed, Xinhua<\/a>, China Daily<\/a> and China Youth Daily<\/a> all followed the story. The most comprehensive play-by-play breakdown<\/a> is provided by Danwei.org<\/p>\n The move by the local Association for Science & Technology sends a message to magazines, newspapers and media all over China that greed will not always win in a battle with integrity. The magazine’s victory came in part due to the mass appeal online followed by intense media scrutiny that allowed for the information of their struggle to reach a critical mass. An ensuing outcry from readers, writers and editors threatened the profitability of the magazine (and the stability of any other media publication that might face a hostile takeover in the future) and SAST made the right decision: sack Li.<\/p>\nDisaster Averted… For Now<\/h3>\n
Long Road Ahead<\/h3>\n