Golden Pen for jailed Chinese journalist

Li Changqing, a Chinese journalist imprisoned for alerting the public to an outbreak of dengue fever before the authorities, has been awarded the 2008 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers. It's the second consecutive year that a Chinese journalist has received the award, an unprecedented decision that reflects the repressive conditions for Chinese media. The 2007 laureate was Shi Tao, the journalist jailed after Yahoo provided information to the Chinese authorities that led to his arrest. (Via WAN)