The freedoms that they were so accustomed to, and maybe even took for granted, have now been snatched away. But, for older journalists like me, there is a strong sense of déjà vu—the controls hark back to the times of the partyless absolute monarchy that existed here before 1990, when self-censorship was the order of the day.
大部分年轻记者，尤其是那些在广播电台的，被审查制度所深深震惊。他们已经习以为常的自由，也许甚至已经认为理所当然该有的自由，现在却被掠夺走了。但是，对于像我这样的老记者而言，却有一种强烈的似曾相识感——这种控制让我想起了1990年前这里的无党派绝对君主制，那时每天的任务就是自我审查。