Category Archives: Media and Advertising

Martin Sorrell: Prepare for Online and Mobile Ad Boom

Posted on 2006-07-14 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Sir Martin: Internet and mobile will all be mine, mine I tell you Martin Sorrell, the head honcho of advertising behemoth WPP, was last mentioned on Danwei in the article Socialistic anarchists eating our own babies, which quotes him criticizing … Continue reading →

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Nanny forgives Running Dog

Posted on 2006-07-13 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Running Dog is a website containing thoughtful, cynical essays and reportage about China, and journalism in China. It has been blocked by the Nanny, aka Great Firewall or GFW, for the last year. Today, it’s accessible again in China. What … Continue reading →

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Vaginal speculums and string panties

Posted on 2006-07-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

European Style The country’s state-owned media organs continue to entertain their hapless readers, usually for the wrong reasons. Such as this one: The China Daily website’s homepage features keyword advertisements by Ali Baba, the online marketplace where Chinese companies offer … Continue reading →

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More World Cup fallout: fixed games and anti-piracy

Posted on 2006-07-07 by Joel Martinsen

France fixed its World Cup match with Brazil for 25 million Euros, and the World Cup has depressed the market for pirated movies in Beijing, China.

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America through Chinese eyes – a columnist living abroad reports on ugly Americans

Posted on 2006-07-07 by Joel Martinsen

Translation of an article in New Century Weekly (新世纪周刊) by Sun Yafei (孙亚菲) titled ‘Americans’ World Outlook’ (美国人的世界观). A few other international columnists are mentioned.

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Ads on the Qinghai-Tibet railroad

Posted on 2006-07-07 by Joel Martinsen

Translations from the Chinese press on (a) the loss predictions for the Qinghai-Tibet railroad (青藏铁路), and (b) the banning of commercial ads on the trains.

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Naked football pensioners run amok;
Huang Jianxiang metal mashup

Posted on 2006-07-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An elderly Chinese man went on a rampage in Nanjing after Brazil’s defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals last weekend.

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Huang Jianxiang metal mashup

China Dialogue: Bilingual environmental website

Posted on 2006-07-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

China Dialogue 中外对话 is a completely bilingual website about environmental issues, with a strong China focus. The website is a little like a blog: there are comments and a very open editorial policy. As its name suggests, the website aims … Continue reading →

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The first train to Lhasa. Not.

Posted on 2006-07-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Old China hand Jane Macartney (pictured) is a descendant of George Macartney, the first British envoy to China, who came to China in the 18th Century with the aim of negotiating trading agreements with the Qing Dynasty government led of … Continue reading →

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Happy 85th birthday to the Party

Posted on 2006-07-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Party party girl Your correspodent received a mobile phone MMS message today: a little animation in celebration of the Chinese Communist Party’s 85th birthday — July 1. The little pigtailed girl pictured here bounces up and down to a tinny … Continue reading →

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