Category Archives: Newspapers

Wait, what’s the name of this magazine again?

How publishers manipulate publication licenses (国内统一刊号), along with an interactive gallery of Chinese magazine covers.

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Sexuality in China: Let’s Get It On!

Your place or mine? According to an article published in the print edition of today’s Legal Mirror, a recent series of official surveys performed on a sample of unmarried people in Beijing and Shanghai revealed that a large portion of … Continue reading →

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Beijing Media profits down: real estate and tennis to blame

Hong Kong-listed Beijing Media Corporation Ltd. issued a profit warning for its 2005 results Tuesday, citing a slowdown in advertising income…

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The Chinese media market is “absolutely open”

GAPP sets the record straight From a Reuters story on the Washington Post, China defends latest controls on media freedom: The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television reissued notices restricting local broadcasters’ use of foreign news footage and the … Continue reading →

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Chinese media and the countryside

The China Daily has published an opinion piece by You Nuo called Media must update on countryside. The article calls for Chinese media to pay more attention to the countryside: Occasionally, when there are articles about the new countryside, like … Continue reading →

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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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Noted Political Thinker on Chairman Mao

Mike Tyson delights, terrifies his Chinese hosts Last year’s publication of a controversial biography by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday and a proposal at this year’s NPC that he be removed from China’s currency have suggested that Mao Zedong may … 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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Connecting World

The China Daily has redesigned its website, and it’s looking pretty slick. Except for one thing: UPDATE: The error was corrected on March 30. Danwei was not paid a consulting fee.

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Truth in advertising comes to the personals section

Excerpts from Beijing Times’ personal ads, and Xi’an regulations on truth in matchmaking advertising.

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