Category Archives: Media and Advertising

Mandarin Cantopop

A new version of Shanghai Beach reworks the theme song in Mandarin, but Frances Yip still sings.

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JWT: Confused about Confucius

Advertising: in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s all about hype. Which is why you should treat press releases from advertising agencies with a huge dose of salt. Such as this one that arrived in Danwei’s inbox today from global agency … Continue reading →

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Censored in a ‘fundamental manner’

The Beijing News first issue, featuring Bill Clinton embracing HIV-positive Song Pengfei The Coup at the Beijing News Western reports have been describing The Beijing News as a courageous, crusading newspaper, cynically punished for taking corrupt officialdom and heavy-handed government … Continue reading →

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Vice Minister of GAPP wants to have his cake and eat it

Liu Binjie complains of a culture gap with international leaders.

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Focus Media gobbles up its rivals

Focus Media, the company that controls the majority of flat-panel TV displays that show advertisements in office buildings in Chinese cities, has signed a contract to buy its rival Target Media. This comes after Focus Media’s acquisition of Framedia which … Continue reading →

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MSN Spaces: blogs for the kindergarten set

Thanks to Boing Boing, Rebecca MacKinnon and blogging Microsoft employee Robert Scobleizer, Microsoft’s removal of Anti’s blog has hit mainstream news in the US, with reports appearing on the Forbes website and many other online news sources. This writer has … Continue reading →

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2006 is going to be great year for Chinese media

There’s not going to be a revolution. Mass media will not be any less tightly controlled than in 2005. In fact, newspapers and TV stations are probably going to have greater difficulties remaining independent from central government interference than in … Continue reading →

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‘Cherish freedom: Stay far away from Sina!’

Wang Xiaoshan blogs about The Beijing News shakeup. Sina deletes his post. Wang Xiaofeng comments.

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Guangming ousts Nanfang and takes over The Beijing News?

Anti says that The Beijing News will be taken over.

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The history of the Forbidden City museum

The Forbidden City is officially and blandly known as the Palace Museum. The story of how it became a public museum during the chaotic first half of the China’s 20th Century is the subject of the latest issue of the … Continue reading →

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