Alan Miller of Huffington Post explains the rise in negative reporting on China, and the bigger picture beyond the Olympics. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Why Has 'China Bashing' Become So Popular?
A must-read: a reporter's guide to covering the Olympics
There is "A Reporter's Guide to Covering the Olympics", supposedly found in the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong, at Time's China Blog. It is well worth a read. … [Read more...] about A must-read: a reporter's guide to covering the Olympics
Tom Miller Award Nominee: "Our Foreign Staff" at Telegraph
Nominee: "Our Foreign Staff" at Telegraph News title/claim: China dumps gold medallists from Olympics 'for political reasons' Comment: Some writers at this British newspaper need to learn English. "Politics" as in office team politics =/= "political reasons". … [Read more...] about Tom Miller Award Nominee: "Our Foreign Staff" at Telegraph
Moving on without closure: The hardiness and resilience of the Chinese society
" China presses hush money on grieving parents," according to New York Times Parents of children killed in collapsed school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake have been offered cash settlements, relaxing of the birth quota and pensions by the local government. In exchange, they are pressured to sign a contract to give up demand for investigations into official negligence and … [Read more...] about Moving on without closure: The hardiness and resilience of the Chinese society
(Letter) Chinese Bloggers Mourn Death of CMU Professor/Author Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, a CMU professor and author of The Last Lecture(波许教授的最后一课), died on July 25. http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/Eindex.aspx?typeid=1772&userid=3474 http://www.geocities.com/vicfun2003/Randy_Weblog_Chinese.html … [Read more...] about (Letter) Chinese Bloggers Mourn Death of CMU Professor/Author Randy Pausch