Author Archives: Eric Mu

The Olympics came in second place to another story in Beijing’s print media today, even though China got one gold medal for diving last night. Instead of gold medallist diver Peng Bo, a bus accident was used as the front … Continue reading →

Yao Ming’s image appeared on the front pages of most newspapers again today. Last night, the Chinese men’s basketball team achieved a phenomenal 67-66 victory over world champions Serbia & Montenegro. Yao had promised that he would not shave his … Continue reading →

August 22 will no doubt have special meaning for China: – The day China first won a gold medal for tennis at the Olympics; – The day China got its 100th gold medal in all the summer Olympics it has … Continue reading →

August 22 is the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, so the Olympics were slightly neglected in today’s newspapers. Deng’s picture returned to most newpapers’ front pages. Beijing Youth Daily published a 55-page special supplement (pictured) featuring interviews with people … Continue reading →

Most Chinese remember this photo, taken by Xie Hailong who was a photographer for the China Youth Daily in 1991. The girl in the photo is Su Mingjuan, who became a spokesperson for the Hope Project, a government-funded quasi-NGO that … Continue reading →

Yao Ming is in the news again after the Chinese national basketball team beat New Zealand 69 vs 62, with 39 points of China’s points scored by Yao. China earlier lost to Spain during the first group match after which … Continue reading →

Most Chinese newspapers are publishing daily special reports on the progress of Olympic games. The content includes winners of the day with the most attention devoted to Chinese athletes, predictions for the next day’s gold medals, commentary, and a medal … Continue reading →

Most of Beijing’s newspapers used the same headline and photograph again today. As Beijing Morning Post shows (left), Typhoon Rananim and Beijing Olympic games construction are the dominant news stories of today. Typhoon Rananim, the 14th this year, killed at … Continue reading →

An earthquake in Yunnan caught the media’s attention today. Both The Beijing News and Beijing Youth Daily published images of the earthquake on their front pages. Four people have been confirmed dead in this earthquake, according to local sources. A total … Continue reading →

Deng Xiaoping‘s image is all over most Beijing newspapers today. The classic front page is of course from People’s Daily . The image is of an exhibition about the 100th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, which opened in the capital’s … Continue reading →