A New York Times editorial today took the Olympic Committee to task for “complicity” in not having “held China to their word” regarding expected political and journalistic freedoms.  According to the Times, “China has jailed critics, denied visas and threatened news organizations that negative coverage could jeopardize their chance to cover the Games.”

  Such behavior gives new meaning to the phrase “China Cheats.”  In virtually every sphere, from brutality in Darfur and Zimbabwe, to martial law in Tibet, to “police intimidation and bribery” throughout mainland China, the ruling regime in Beijing fails test after test of basic human rights.

And so, this Olympics deserves particular scrutiny because it involves questionable “press freedoms for foreign reporters.” 

While U.S. manufacturers compete against a stacked deck with China, truth in journalism now seems to be doing so as well.

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