Coverage of Kunming Station Attack
Artist: Journalists/Reporters
Year: 2014
Date of Action: March 1, 2014
Region: Asia
Location: Kunming, China
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Violence
Medium: Journalism, Photography
Confronting Bodies: Chinese Government
Description of Artwork: Journalistic coverage of an incident in which a group of eight men and women attacked passengers at the Kunming railway station with knives. 33 people were killed, including four of the attackers, and 143 others were injured. The remaining living suspects have been arrested.
The Incident: News coverage of this event was heavily censored. The following message was sent to the media by the State Council Information Office:
Media that report on the knife attack incident that occurred March 1 at the Kunming railway station must strictly adhere to Xinhua News Agency wire copy or information provided by local authorities. Do not treat the story with large headlines; do not publish grisly photos. Please respond to confirm that you have received this message. Thank you.
Results of Incident: No known results.
Source:
• http://en.rsf.org/chine-authorities-censor-coverage-of-04-03-2014,
• 45949.html