While news outlets such as NYT and Huffington Post were all too happy to "out" the Chinese government on misreporting and record errors, by citing unfavorable search engine results to bolster the "lie", "cheat" conclusions - What our media doesn't seem to care about, is the search engine results that are in support of the claim these girls are of age: … [Read more...] about (Letter) Western Media's Selective Reporting Of Gymnast Age Claim
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Beijing Olympics a learning experience for all involved
It is said that the Beijing Olympics was a big draw, perhaps proving the adage that no publicity is bad publicity. Did the worldwide protests before the Olympics ironically serve as a big advertisement for the Beijing Olympics? And now that a record number of people have watched the Olympics, what have they learned about China? … [Read more...] about Beijing Olympics a learning experience for all involved
Do not pressure athletes into saying sorry
Note: The following is a translation of a post by "zl19860707" in 铁血论坛 Tiexue Forum, one of the popular online bulletin boards in China. This post was responding to the words spoken by the Chinese shooting athlete 谭宗亮 Tan Zongliang after he won the bronze in the men's 50m pistol event on August 12. Beijing 2008 is the fourth Olympics Tan has competed in, and this bronze is the … [Read more...] about Do not pressure athletes into saying sorry
(Letter) Bella Caroli: China cheated with underage gymnasts
Last night after the women's gymnastics team final, NBC announcer Bella Caroli commented that the Chinese team cheated with underage athletes, and their passports were doctored by the Chinese government. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Bella Caroli: China cheated with underage gymnasts
The cruelest insults come from ones pretending to speak as the righteous
[UPDATE] At the risk of being seen as running an excessive self and cross promotional campaign, I highly recommend all interested readers to check out ESWN's take on some of the irresponsible media reports in this case, particularly the collection of quotes from various medias, and the latest comment on the "uneven teeth" meme such reports created. Roland is very gracious in … [Read more...] about The cruelest insults come from ones pretending to speak as the righteous