My Thoughts on “Tibet Notes” and Blogging

What is it like to lose your job because of censorship?  How is this right?  When is it enough?   Who’s ‘reality’ is protected?  Where is the controller of the money or other political/social group that supports this action?

Censorship happens everyday, and it is a social disease that may effect anybody, at any given moment in time.  That’s a fact.  Below, is just an example.   Hmmmm.

Why do I ask?  Well, granted, this paragraph is taken out of context, and if you’ve been reading on current events in Tibet and the many issues facing China and Tibet – this is just yesterday’s news, by tomorrow.

“But others are less convinced, especially those censored for dissenting views. Woeser, a Tibetan blogger, lost her editing job at a literary magazine based in Lhasa after writing a 2003 book, “Tibet Notes,” that included a friendly reference to the Dalai Lama. “They wrote to the publisher and said, ‘One of your authors wrote a book with severe political mistakes,’ ” said Ms. Woeser, who, like some Tibetans, uses only one name. “Anything about the reality of Tibet is not allowed to be published.”

Referenced article from The New York Times – Asia Pacific Web Source,

By JIM YARDLEY

Published: April 17, 2008