Category Archives: Media and Advertising

Michelin Guide comes to China

The Michelin Guide has a Chinese edition: Classic European Tours (米其林旅游指南:欧洲经典游).

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Beijing Bestsellers: Brothers, CCTV 10, and expensive books

Overall bestsellers for 06.03.24-06.03.30.

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1956 to 2006: half a century; some progress

ESWN has translayed an essay Qian Gang (钱钢), “one of China’s foremost investigative journalists” that compares the situation of media workers in 1956 and 2006. It is cautiously optimistic. Number 2, Haiyuncang, Dongzhimen Nanxiaojie, Beijing, is the address of China … Continue reading →

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Whinger Bunnington: Advertising Enthusiast

Chris Barden blasts Focus Media.

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Drag racing in China; Sanlian and FHM

Sanlian Life Week and FHM profile illegal street racing.

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February Girl has a blog

February Girl at rest ESWN recently translated a post on the Tianya forum by February Girl (二月丫头) that starts like this: I have been posting photographs one after another at Tianya’s True Self Community Forum. Some were pretty, and others … Continue reading →

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Xinhua to CNN: China is not Snow White, nor a witch!

A very rational Kristie LuStout in Shanghai State-owned news agency Xinhua has published a report about CNN’s Eye on China, a week long special of broadcasts from Shanghai and around China. The Xinhua article was republished from Dongfang Wang – … Continue reading →

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You and I can both use our mobile phones

FlyPig makes the observation that ads from China Mobile and China Unicom are suspiciously similar. China Mobile’s GoTone global service uses the tagline “I Can,” while China Unicom’s ad for a new GSM-CDMA dual-mode CoolPad handset uses the tagline “You … Continue reading →

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Danwei TV 3: Thomas Shao of Modern Media

Danwei TV Hard Hat Show interviews publisher Thomas Shao.

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Chinese blogs — a list of favorites by Joel Martinsen and Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese language Model Workers for 2006.

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