Category Archives: Media

Google, China, Hype and the New York Times

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Richard

Comments like this in the major media never cease to amaze: The implication of that thinking [that the internet is a political space], post-Google, is that companies that want to be major players on the Chinese Web will have to … Continue reading →

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The Google Threat: Paper Tiger?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Richard

“Media is always a losing proposition in China.” I was thrilled to read Anne Stevenson Yang’s forthright and accurate assessment of foreign involvement in Chinese media. Finally, a non-Chinese within China is willing to state the obvious to a public … Continue reading →

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Video Event: Robert Adanto’s “The Rising Tide” — Chinese Video Artists

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Richard

     We take a detour today with a clip from Robert Adanto’s, “The Rising Tide, a New Documentary on Chinese Contemporary Art.” Many thanks to Robert for his kind permission, enabling us to post this clip on Asiabizblog. Get the Flash … Continue reading →

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AIG Turns to Asia-interest Blogs In Media Relations Program

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Richard

I wasn’t quite sure how to handle this one. Incredulous that a friendly AIG media relations exec would even send it my way. (If they haven’t gotten this out in Chinese, Malay, Thai, etc., they are not getting through to … Continue reading →

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Chinese Corruption and School Construction — No Longer A Suitable Media Topic

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Richard

Here is Caijing magazine’s attempt to explain in English the causes of the collapse of school buildings during the Sichuan earthquake. Yes, construction standards existed, goes the article, but weren’t implemented. That English language translation — intended to be the … Continue reading →

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Editor Profiled By World Journal ??????

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Richard

I am honored to have been profiled by World Journal ??????, a newspaper with the largest circulation among Chinese readers in North America, in their Sunday magazine section article on the teaching of Chinese in the U.S ???????????????? written by … Continue reading →

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Money-making Schemes in Chinese Journalism

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Richard

Somewhat off topic today, but this is a worthwhile story on corruption affecting business interests, especially during a public relations crisis. UPDATE: Read this translated article , entitled “The Chaotic Phenomenon of Fake Reporters in Datong, Shanxi.”

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Further Restrictions on Media

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Richard

One can only approach the idea of investment in China’s media industry with a healthy skepticism. A recent regulation, while not directly dealing with inbound investment, reminds us a good deal of the atmosphere permeating the Chinese media. This notice, … Continue reading →

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Audio Update: Foreign Investment in “Local” Radio and TV

Posted on July 13, 2005 by Richard

Click the little triangle to hear today’s post.

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UPDATE: Foreign Investment in “Local” Radio & TV

Posted on July 13, 2005 by Richard

In the winter, rosy forecasts to the contrary, we detailed the restrictions placed upon foreign investment in the Chinese media. Today’s Beijing Morning Post writes of the announcement by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) of additional … Continue reading →

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