Poorly paid propaganda bloggers on China's Internet

[Sunshine Jim]

Poorly paid propaganda bloggers on China's Internet


HONG KONG - An innovative Internet-based "profession" of state-outsourced web commentators is flourishing under the guidance of the Chinese government, according to the latest edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER).

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The so-called "Fifty Cent Party", or wumaodang, is more
commonly known by its literal translation as the "Five Mao Party" - a derogatory term applied to the pro-party bloggers by other Chinese Internet users. According to the FEER report, "Rumors traveled quickly across the Internet that these Party-backed monitors received 50 mao, or roughly seven US cents, for each positive post they made."

The allegations of receiving such meager pay for posting propagandistic opinions has only worsened online perceptions of the "Five-Mao Party". The unfriendly nickname itself is telling: the official commentary army - estimated by the FEER article "to comprise as many as 280,000 members nationwide" - is most unpopular among regular Internet users.

More here: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JH14Ad01.html

 

[fuzzy]

Expect only ruthless deception from the Chicoms.

 

[CarlS]

Sounds like our US liberal bloggers and George Soros' money! :y114:

 

[Sunshine Jim]

liberal Soros funds?

soros runs in 'society' circles.

lots of "liberal" stuff is a power grab

just like most of the rest of the corporate press.

the scam is pointed at joe working class dead center.

i keep track of all that stuff. what i care about is the people around me.

everything else i keep an eye on, self defense, protect the family and community eh?

 

[CarlS]

Agreed, my friend.

Soros funds many liberal, anti-capitalist blogs, rallies, etc. MoveOn.org is one example.