I wanted to share a video that has gone viral on Youku, and has gotten the attention of western outlets such as Time Magazine, which will no doubt attract ample amounts of sneers and visceral comments from the West. I'm posting both the English (Youtube) and Chinese (Youku) versions, for everyone's … [Read more...] about 领导人是怎样炼成的 – How Leaders are Made
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China Bullet Train Crash, and the organic nature of public relations
PR, as in public relations, is an art. Over the last few days I have been watching Wang Yongping (王勇平) addressing the Chinese press on the bullet train crash. On one hand, I feel bad for him, for he was genuinely trying to relay facts. On the other hand, I thought he really bungled on certain issues which created controversies that shouldn't have been in the first place. For … [Read more...] about China Bullet Train Crash, and the organic nature of public relations
The art of PR: lying without technical falsehood
Reacting to reactions to a campaign that went too far, Amnesty International put the following disclaimer on its home page: Amnesty International would like to make clear that it was not involved in the dissemination of a series of images that have been circulating on the web in relation to the Beijing Olympics. Amnesty International's global website address is … [Read more...] about The art of PR: lying without technical falsehood