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www.sinocism.com — Good stuff: "China’s efforts to build its “soft power” have been in the news over the last few months. So far none of the coverage of the media strategy for soft power has discussed what may be the fatal flaw in the government’s strategy-the media efforts are almost entirely focused on declining media like television, radio and print."

www.chinasportsreview.com — Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps yesterday on Feb. 11 issued a video apology customized to his Chinese fans. The eight gold medals winner at the Beijing Olympic was caught somking marijuana during a student party by a British newspaper.

news.imagethief.com — Imagethief warns PR practitioners about the hazards of not inviting blogging journalists to press conferences, citing Ogilvy's snub of Tim Johnson as an example.