Beijing University Journalism Graduate Student Commits Suicide, News Censored

Beijing University Journalism Graduate Student Gu Hao Commits Suicide, News Censored

Boxun reports that on Sunday June 28 Beijing University journalism graduate student Gu Hao jumped from a building and committed suicide. Reporting of this news has been banned in mainland media. A fellow student's text message said: "Yesterday journalism school instructor Xie Xinzhou and Beijing University prohibited New Beijing Times and other media from reporting on the incident." A teacher at the journalism institute reported that a post on sina.com was quickly removed.

Another teacher said, "Teacher Xie has long treated these students as beasts of burden. Right now two of them are writing a monograph for him, without credit or pay." Many students and teachers in the institute said, "This was bound to happen sooner or later."

Several years ago Xie was accused of plagiarizing his dissertation and other articles. There was an abundance of evidence. But the school protected him and this is the result.

Full Chinese report: http://news.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2009/07/200907010038.shtml