Journalists outside the Great Hall of the People during the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
A paper released by the Foreign Correspondent's Club in China shows that conditions for reporters in the country have gone from bad to worse.
In addition to pressuring journalists directly, "authorities have also taken aim at Chinese citizens working for foreign news bureaus," reports the New York Times.
"Half of all respondents who employ Chinese news assistants said they had been threatened or harassed by the authorities. In some instances, national security agents have pressed interns working at American news outlets to act as spies, and when they refused, pressured them into quitting."
