Behind a thin vaneer of professionalism, it's not inaccurate to say many Western journalists are hoping for the worst from these Olympics. Some have been honest enough to admit it. Here's a collection of choice quotes: … [Read more...] about What do some Western journalists want from Beijing?
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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
(Letter from yo) China caught offering “gene doping” to athletes
Go here for full article. Some notable quotes: “A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics. ... In a documentary by ARD television, a Chinese doctor offers stem-cell therapy to a reporter posing as an American swimming coach.” … [Read more...] about (Letter from yo) China caught offering “gene doping” to athletes
Use Democracy to avoid a "Bottleneck Lake" in China
In the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake, a "bottleneck lake" (堰塞湖) formed as a river was blocked by a landslide. Collapse of the dam posed a tremendous danger to those down-stream community, and the Chinese government spent huge resources and risked many lives to erase the lake. Guangdong provincial party secretary Wang Yang started a mini-landslide of his own, when 3 days … [Read more...] about Use Democracy to avoid a "Bottleneck Lake" in China