James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and one of the more accomplished journalists in the West. Throughout the years, he has also become a well known "China hand." I have high regards for his views about Western media; he is like a sage. As a Westerner, his views about China are more nuanced (relatively speaking), and I appreciate his efforts … [Read more...] about James Fallows should know better speculating someones death is cultural taboo
Pew Research Report, “THE U.S. MEDIA ON CHINA”
In January 24, 2011, Pew Research Center's Project on Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) released a report ("THE U.S. MEDIA ON CHINA") analyzing U.S. media coverage of China in the last few years, an ongoing effort started since 1997. The report asked, "When China has made news, what is it Americans are learning about?" That question was precisely answered. In this post, I will … [Read more...] about Pew Research Report, “THE U.S. MEDIA ON CHINA”
Baidu and Microsoft teams up against Google and a view on censorship
Some might wonder how is it possible that Google still commands about 15-20% search market share in China despite its google.cn service essentially shut down there. The reason is because many Chinese netizens, 450 million and growing, are still using google.com for English language searches. Actually, according to Analysys International, a Beijing market research firm, Google … [Read more...] about Baidu and Microsoft teams up against Google and a view on censorship
Shanghai-Beijing Bullet Train Western Media Coverage, a case of Journalism vs. Propaganda
Journalism is reporting the facts. Today, I was curious how the Western media covered the new high speed rail between Shanghai and Beijing had just gone into service. I searched on Google, and the very first two articles I read had already struck me. One represents what journalism should be and the other was really quite something else. Kudos to AFP reporter, Allison … [Read more...] about Shanghai-Beijing Bullet Train Western Media Coverage, a case of Journalism vs. Propaganda
China’s media watchdog, General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), on blacklisting journalists
Xinhua reported official policies announced by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) where journalists cannot be blacklisted or blocked from reporting. China has over 7,000 papers and magazines in circulation, and this figure is hardly a surprise given the explosive growth in the last three decades in the country. GAPP, having oversight over news media, … [Read more...] about China’s media watchdog, General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), on blacklisting journalists