Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was recently on Charlie Rose talking about the China censorship issue. As you recall, Google threatened to pull out of the Mainland China market insinuating Chinese government backed hacking (no evidence to date) and threatening non-compliance with Chinese censorship laws. When China didn't budge, Google shut down the search service on google.cn. … [Read more...] about Eric Schmidt of Google discussing China with Charlie Rose
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Reactions to Hong Kong tourists killed in Philippine hijack
On Monday, August 23, 2010, ex-policeman Rolando Mendoza hijacked a bus full of tourists from Hong Kong in Manila. A botched Philippines SWAT team rescue after a prolonged standoff resulted in eight tourists killed, including the hijacker Mendoza. Media around the world are now focused on what went wrong. Here is China Daily's recent report, "Philippine leader vows … [Read more...] about Reactions to Hong Kong tourists killed in Philippine hijack
Newsy.com, breaking the mold of Western media bias?
Media is a tricky business. Regular readers here know that Western media bias is a frequent topic on this blog. Few days ago, Rosa Sow, a community manager at Newsy.com, contacted me to embed an video from her company on my post, "China Daily reports, “Japan apologizes for annexation of Korean Peninsula”." I refused. I was angry at the Western media, and I didn't think it … [Read more...] about Newsy.com, breaking the mold of Western media bias?
United Nations Environment Programme: China #1 in adding renewable energy, more than any other country
The United Nations Environment Programme and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) recently reported "Global Trends in Green Energy 2009: New Power Capacity from Renewable Sources Tops Fossil Fuels," and one of the highlights it gave was: Growth of wind power in China a key feature of 2009 There are a number of interesting facts about China and the … [Read more...] about United Nations Environment Programme: China #1 in adding renewable energy, more than any other country
MIT study: politicians win on looks
MIT has just published an interesting study, "LOOKING LIKE A WINNER Candidate Appearance and Electoral Success in New Democracies." Here is the paper's abstract: A flurry of recent studies indicates that candidates who simply look more capable or attractive are more likely to win elections. In this article, the authors investigate whether voters‘ snap judgments of … [Read more...] about MIT study: politicians win on looks