Undercover reporter's cheating story debated

An undercover journalist from Southern Metropolis Daily is attracting growing attention after taking the national college entrance examination under a false identity to break what he said was a cheating ring.

The journalist, whose name has not been confirmed, posed as a student at a testing center in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, to examine a claim that members of a ring were being paid to take the place of some students for the test.

Some media industry insiders and researchers applauded the courage and resourcefulness of the journalist and praised the report for providing solid proof and detailed descriptions about the secret process behind the illegal replacement of students for the annual exam, or gaokao.