Category Archives: Newspapers

Press freedom in Hong Kong, ten years on

Posted on 2007-06-27 by Joel Martinsen

The Beijing News (新京报) interviews Zhang Guoliang (张国良) about Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po (文汇报).

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“Grab the sofa” to win free furniture

Posted on 2007-06-25 by Joel Martinsen

Boloni (博洛尼) has a blog-related sofa promotion.

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The blogification of print media

Posted on 2007-06-25 by Joel Martinsen

Fang Jun (方军) at Mind Meters (思维的乐趣) writes about Chinese print media lifestyle columns being influenced by blogs.

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Rural smoke envelops Beijing

Posted on 2007-06-20 by Joel Martinsen

Farmers burn the stalks left behind after the first harvest. City residents get upset.

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Copyright protection for online content

Posted on 2007-06-18 by maya

Beijing Business Today recently reported on China’s accession and ratification of two U.N. Internet-related treaties, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Together, the two treaties require signatory countries to provide copyright protection for computer programs, … Continue reading →

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Official media on popular opinion in the Xiamen PX affair

Posted on 2007-06-18 by Joel Martinsen

China Newsweek (中国新闻周刊) weighs in on the use of SMS and online media in the Xiamen PX case.

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The waltz arrives in Beijing schools

Posted on 2007-06-13 by Joel Martinsen

China’s Department of Education backs away from compulsory dancing for exercise in the face of parental opposition.

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Wendi Deng profile author on Antiwave

Posted on 2007-06-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The lads at Chinese podcast website Antiwave have interviewed Eric Ellis, author of the profile of Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Deng Wendi. As reported on Danwei, the publication of the profile — originally commissioned by Good Weekend — was later canceled … Continue reading →

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Look east Ms Bunting

Posted on 2007-06-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn
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Man and dog, no biting

Posted on 2007-06-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

There seem to be a few things going in Xiamen and Wuxi. But not, you understand, what you would call news. This on the other hand is on the home page of The China Daily‘s website: To be fair, The … Continue reading →

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