Ronda Hauben has an excellent article on how the international media can play a constructive role with United Nations in fostering peaceful relations between nations. Her article appeared in the the 4th Media. She is a correspondent at the United Nations for a number of media organizations. "International Media 'the 16th Member of the Security Council'" Ronda … [Read more...] about Chinese U.N. Ambassador to International Media, “You are the sixteenth member of the Security Council.”
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James Fallows, “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media”
James Fallows has just published an article, "Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media," which I thought was really excellent. I don't particularly care for his China articles, but Fallows is a veteran in the Western media business. It is a hefty read, but I highly recommend it, in its entirety. His intro below: Everyone from President Obama to Ted … [Read more...] about James Fallows, “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media”
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on China’s Foreign Policy
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held a live questions and answers session with journalists detailing China's foreign policy. The session was done in both Chinese and English. I thought Minister Yang was very articulate and Chinese brand of international relations will be well received around the globe. I will highlight some points and also weigh in on the Reuters … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on China’s Foreign Policy
A Norwegian’s refusal to be lumped with the “West” in a case of Western censorship
[Updated March 3, 2011: Please refer to comment below. Apparently, this disabling of the link over at Reddit and deletion of the poster comments were done by the poster himself. I will chalk this up as a lesson I need to be more careful in not reading to much into something that isn't. I am sorry, folks and also to Reddit.] An interesting act of moderation yesterday over … [Read more...] about A Norwegian’s refusal to be lumped with the “West” in a case of Western censorship
Pattern of Western Media Disinformation
Thanks to Web technologies (web archive, images search engine), the Chinese bloggers have once again called the Western media's bluff on exaggerated reporting of China's "Jasmine Revolution" non-event. Our prior post has highlighted Roland Soong's recent article, "Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China." This has been a pattern. … [Read more...] about Pattern of Western Media Disinformation