Tag Archives: China Youth Daily

The media should not exploit patriotism

The front page of yesterday’s China Youth Daily carried an admonition for the media in China in the current heated political climate: don’t exploit patriotism for sensationalist reporting to attain higher newspaper sales or television ratings. In other words: cut the hot air. Written … Continue reading

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Bo Xilai investigation and school bus regulations

China Youth Daily is a popular newspaper under the auspices of the Communist Youth League of China that claims a circulation of around 800,000. The largest headline on today’s front page is that the State Council has formally released new school bus … Continue reading

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Redefining the Great Wall

The Great Wall is a misleading English translation for 长城, writes Pei Yu in the China Youth Daily.

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School violence: does it belong in the news?

Some newspapers report on the stabbings at a kindergarten in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, but most report obliquely on new measures intended to improve school campus safety.

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Science Fiction World topples its editor-in-chief

Science Fiction World topples its director.

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Civics lessons, Xinjiang style

Students at an elementary school in Urumqi have to memorize the names of local and national leaders.

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Media reform in China by the end of 2010, says GAPP

China Youth Daily: China’s government is determined to unstrap the state media from the government branches they have been affiliated with.

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An ethical dilemma for literary magazines

It’s not just Reportage the magazine that’s in trouble: reportage as a literary genre isn’t viable, writes Wei Yingjie. Also, Contemporary Authors magazine and the literary scam business.

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When bribery backfires

New revelations in the gift diary story: Guns! Corruption! Discipline and probation!

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Not all landlords are evil, says CCTV

The program Journey to the Northwest (闯关东) features a landlord who’s not an awful person. Ten Years Chopping Timber (十年砍柴) says that’s not unusual.

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