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China’s longest-surviving — and very illegal — LGBT magazine
Beijing-based GS began as a listings and lifestyle magazine geared toward the gay community before evolving into a respected outlet for commentary and longform journalism…
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A bald-faced lie from New Zealand’s biggest Chinese newspaper
Established in 1863, the New Zealand Herald has the highest circulation of any newspaper in the country. In 2015, the Herald’s owner, NZME Publishing, formed…
Why do Chinese people like their government?
Why do so many people feel that the Chinese can’t possibly be OK with their government or society? It seems that many in West deem the current Chinese government/society as wrong and that any “right-thinking” person would agree and join in the fight.
Chinese state media editorials, written by no one ever
What happens when you find your name attached to an editorial you didn’t write, expressing an opinion that isn’t yours? Last month, an editorial…
Hong Kong free speech: ‘The red line has been clearly drawn’
Last Friday, I said that press freedom in Hong Kong died, with the expulsion of Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet, apparently in retribution for moderating…
Experts doubt Chinese chip-hacking story
Last week, Bloomberg Businessweek wrote a bombshell report alleging that U.S. federal investigators had found sabotaged hardware built in China and sold widely throughout American…
Why state media fails to make China look good
In yesterday’s Access newsletter (paywall), we looked at the case of the slapping CCTV worker: China’s central state broadcaster CCTV aka CGTN has an employee…
Chinese state media now considered foreign agents in U.S.
The Wall Street Journal reports (paywall) that the American Department of Justice has “in recent weeks told Xinhua News Agency and China Global Television Network —…
How is Chinese media reacting to the trade war?
China Daily published a photo montage to defend free trade. What are other Chinese media saying about the ongoing U.S.-China trade war? Chinese workers, businessmen…
Who is allowed to report the news in China?
Earlier this month, Shanghai-based Q Daily was ordered to halt producing works of original journalism because it lacked the necessary state-issued “online news and information…