Category Archives: Media and Advertising

Up-to-the-minute traffic reports

BAMC puts traffic reports on its mobile ad network.

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Danwei TV 2: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

The second episode of Danwei TV, concerning newsstands, magazines, and newspapers in Beijing. Links to lots of media articles follow the video.

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New York Times researcher Zhao Yan to be released?

From the New York Times: China May Release Jailed Times Researcher, Lawyer Says By Jim Yardley BEIJING, March 17 — Chinese authorities on Friday withdrew at least part of the case against a Chinese researcher for The New York Times, … Continue reading →

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Innovation at the China Daily

The China Daily has published an article, taken from CRI titled: China’s innovation campaign: dos and don’ts. The article starts with this cryptic statement: China has launched a national campaign to enhance its capability for innovation. But experts advise that … Continue reading →

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Who should be reading your newspaper?

Zhang Rui of the Beijing Times writes about his reaction to seeing a photo of a beggar reading his newspaper.

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Dying magazines and dead editors

Read (书城) and Panorama (万象) face extinction and look to survival online, while Harvest (收获) is sued by an angry reader over continuing to list Ba Jin as an editor.

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Danwei TV 1: Big Buildings of Beijing

This is a new experiment: Danwei TV, hosted by yours truly, and shot and edited by Luke Mines. Click on the play button to watch. You need to have Quicktime installed. You can also watch the video on Youtube.com: Big … Continue reading →

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Big Brother and the Net Nanny

Two people involved in “sensitive matters” in China have recently disappeared. One of them is AIDS activist Hu Jia. His wife Zeng Jinyan has started a blog, mostly in Chinese, called Looking for Hu Jia. Yesterday she published a post … Continue reading →

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Feed me: China Digital Times

All content on China Digital Times, the essential aggregator that tracks China news, is accessible in China using this RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/chinadigitaltimes/Xavk

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Rolling Stone China: a dud that will probably succeed

Will Rolling Stone China succeed? (hint: it doesn’t)

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