南方周末
When U.S. President Obama visited China in 2009, he turned down an interview with CCTV, and instead accepted to talk to "Southern Weekly". The interview later turned out to be pale and avoided controversial topics, which was interpreted as the result of authorities' pressure. After Obama then issued a letter to the newspaper praising its commitment to press freedom, the paper was forced to omit it in its report due to government censors. "Southern Weekly" protested by featuring two large blank spaces on its first two pages.