The Chinese government has announced restrictions on the broadcast reporting on vicious crimes “so the country’s young people have a healthier media environment”.

“We must not let improper crime reporting harm young minds,” said Zhang Haitao, vice director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

“Reporting of cases that harm public security and cases of vicious crimes, such as kidnap and arson, will be subject to strict controls,” he continued. “Detailed reports of detective work and investigations by the police will be banned and detailed descriptions and analysis of criminal methods and motives will also be banned.”

Zhang also said that TV programs “should not exaggerate violence, murder, pornography and horror scenes and the name, address, photograph and anything else that might reveal the identity of a juvenile delinquent should not be mentioned.”

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