Chinese Media Breaking Off The Controls

Li Datong, former editor of The Freezing Point, gives his thoughts on how media censorship in China is on its last leg. In translation (via the awesome ESWN blog), the commentary is insightful and gives hope towards media in the Middle Kingdom.

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From Famine To Excess 2 years 6 weeks ago

A translation (via ESWN, of course) of a HK blogger's opinions about an Apple Daily article that reported/republished a 12-year-old girl's blog in which she violently rants about her dad abusing her. Is traditional media aware of the implications faced by taking something expecting to sit in the blogsphere and pushing it into the mainstream?

Understanding and Undermining Biases in the Media | China Esquire 27 weeks 3 days ago

While the Chinese might accuse the media of being anti-Chinese and yet very fair in the rest of its reporting, let me assure you that the media is going to be biased… I don’t think it is necessarily anti-Chinese, though I do think it is biased period.

The Parachutist's Adventure In Hong Kong 2 years 22 weeks ago

ESWN gives his opinion on the relevance of Hong Kong's July 1st march for democracy/universal suffrage. The post goes off of the insightful commentary of Chinese blogger Charles Mok (reprinted in translation) that illustrates how the march has become a dilluted mess of social interest groups all trying to be heard.

Asian media vows to make western media cry 1 year 32 weeks ago

Asian media sucks. Imagethief raps about just why that is.

The Most Awesome Scavengers in History 1 year 32 weeks ago

ESWN has the translation of a Chinese blog report on the 'most awesome scavengers in history'. In the Guangdong city of Foshan, migrant workers are suspected of being hired by a development company to assist in 'relocation' of the residents that don't wish to move.

Though a pretty big claim, when a group of migrant workers can bring an apartment to its bare shell in under 30 minutes, all while the resident is watching hopelessly, the title of 'most awesome scavengers' might be quite fitting.

Imagethief : Monday PR blog: The elephant in the newsroom 2 years 6 weeks ago

Imagethief discusses the problems facing the relationships between China's State-controlled media and foreign media. Good read. Check it out.

Behind China's Anti-Foreigner Fever 32 weeks 8 hours ago

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"The Beijing Olympic Games meets the aspiration of the Chinese people for the past 100 years and is also the common expectation of people worldwide," said Chinese President Hu Jintao

And now China is king of 'cultural goods' exports too 1 year 19 weeks ago

China is a major force in all but one of the five major areas of cultural products recognized by UNESCO -- recorded media, printed media, visual arts, audiovisual media and heritage goods.

Media Isn't State-Controlled 30 weeks 12 hours ago