China’s Internet is booming and with it the number of outlets for news, including common people who keep their ears out. Suddenly China leads the world in the number of jailed journalists following an increase in arrests and is now going after the common folk who post findings on blogs or social media, advocacy groups say. In the latest case known outside China, citizen journalists Lu Yuyu and Li Tingyu were detained June 15 for documenting labor unrest, according to French journalism advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.
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