{"id":29723,"date":"2024-01-25T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29723"},"modified":"2024-01-25T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:25:24","slug":"hugo-controversy-in-mainstream-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29723","title":{"rendered":"Hugo controversy in mainstream press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IN THE GUARDIAN.<\/strong>The <em>Guardian\u2019s <\/em>report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2024\/jan\/24\/science-fiction-awards-held-in-china-under-fire-for-excluding-authors?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\">\u201cScience fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors\u201d<\/a> includes quotes from Xiran Jay Zhao and Paul Weimer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026No reason was given for the exclusions, which were only revealed on 20 January when the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/hugoaward\">Hugo awards<\/a>\u00a0published the full nomination statistics for last year\u2019s prize. Certain titles were listed as having been given votes, but were marked with an asterisk and the words \u201cnot eligible\u201d, with no further details given\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Concerns have been raised that the authors were targeted for political reasons, connected to the fact that the ruling Chinese Communist party exerts a tight control on all cultural events that take place inside its borders.<\/p>\n<p>Dave McCarty, the head of the 2023 Hugo awards jury, wrote on Facebook: \u201cNobody has ordered me to do anything \u2026 There was no communication between the Hugo administration team and the Chinese government in any official manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarty did not respond to a request from the Guardian for comment, but shared what he said was the official response from the awards administration team on Facebook: \u201cAfter reviewing the constitution and the rules we must follow, the administration team determined those works\/persons were not eligible.\u201d He declined to elaborate on what the rules were.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/file770.com\/hugo-controversy-hits-mainstream-news-a-chengdu-vice-chair-comments-in-social-media\/\">https:\/\/file770.com\/hugo-controversy-hits-mainstream-news-a-chengdu-vice-chair-comments-in-social-media\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN THE GUARDIAN.The Guardian\u2019s report \u201cScience fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors\u201d includes quotes from Xiran Jay Zhao and Paul Weimer. \u2026No reason was given for the exclusions, which were only revealed on 20 January when the\u00a0Hugo awards\u00a0published the full nomination statistics for last year\u2019s prize. 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