Category Archives: State media

Xinhua looks into Homer Simpson’s brain

Posted on 2007-08-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Homer and Xinhua Xinhua has published a serious report about new research into the causes of the debilitating disease multiple sclerosis (MS). European and American researchers have just discovered that people who carry two particular genes have a much greater … Continue reading →

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The rare pleasure of a hotel shower

Posted on 2007-07-16 by Joel Martinsen

Ai Ma (艾玛) writes about taking a shower in the Beijing Hotel (北京饭店).

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Asia Times: guilty of plagiarism?

Posted on 2007-07-13 by maya

She’s not the only one working in the “grey” economy Recently, your correspondent wrote a Danwei post about a study measuring the size of China’s “grey” economy, and its failure to take into account certain types of “grey” income earned … Continue reading →

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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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SARFT pulls all commercials at two TV stations

Posted on 2007-06-23 by Joel Martinsen

SARFT (广电总局) orders stations in Ningxia and Gansu to stop commercial advertising. Commentators express skepticism.

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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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Local news programming makes inroads against CCTV

Posted on 2007-06-15 by Joel Martinsen

The Magnolia Forum report on TV news (白玉兰论坛中国电视新闻节目市场报告2007—2008) says local news is gaining on CCTV.

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Wang Shuo’s public complaint against TV censors

Posted on 2007-06-15 by Joel Martinsen

Wang Shuo (王朔) accuses the film censors at national TV stations of requiring bribes for approval of shows.

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Vice-Premier Huang Ju dies

Posted on 2007-06-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese state media today reported that Huang Ju (黄菊), Vice-Premier of the State Council, died of illness at 02:03 a.m. June 2 in Beijing at the age of 69. The official obituary called Huang “an excellent member of the CPC, … Continue reading →

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Mountains, seas, and official reading material

Posted on 2007-05-28 by Joel Martinsen

Wen Jiabao (温家宝) visits Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学); photo has the Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海经) blurred out.

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