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Empires of lies
How Chinese and Russian state media appropriated an apocryphal Orwell quote to criticize the West.
An African in China brings global sports to Africa — Q&A with Lloyd Randall
He moved from civil war torn Sierra Leone to Beijing where he graduated with degrees in IT and management. Now he’s the face of one of the biggest sports TV broadcasters in Africa, and it’s a Chinese company.
Editor’s note for May 9, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for May 8, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
From Prince Harry to Harry Potter in China — Q&A with publishing veteran Jo Lusby
Jo Lusby manages intellectual property for foreign books, games, and other creative products in China and is a keen observer of what people in China want to read, listen to, watch, and play.
Beijing’s global media offensive — Q&A with Josh Kurlantzick
China has poured many billions of dollars into influencing news coverage all over the world. Some of this money has been wasted — nobody takes Chinese state TV seriously in the U.S., for example — but Beijing has also had real successes in changing the conversation about China in several countries.
The money behind China’s non-state, nationalist media diet | Live with Lizzi Lee
Kecheng Fang, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, talks about the often for-profit enterprises churning out nationalistic media content that Chinese people are consuming.
Does Asia think America’s best days are behind it? Q&A with Andrew Sheng
One of Time magazine’s “top 100 influential people in the world,” Andrew Sheng is a Malaysian-born banker, financial regulator, and scholar, and one of the most interesting people in the world to talk to.
Looking back at Les+, China’s community-building lesbian zine
Many of the stories printed in Les+ from 2005 until its official suspension in 2015 showcase women’s journeys of identification, their quotidian joys and struggles, and their pursuit of intimate life, while some of the special issues touch on topics that were fervently discussed by the community, recording the history of the lesbian subculture of those years.
China’s soft power collides with Russia’s war on Ukraine
Maria Repnikova, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, joins the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine, and the impact of China’s pro-Russian tilt on Beijing’s soft-power ambitions.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: War information and disinformation in Ukraine.
‘Unprecedented hurdles’ for foreign journalists in China
The foreign press corp in China, still coping with the visa cancellations of early 2020, says that Beijing has only dialed up its harassment of journalists in China, including of Chinese staff at international news bureaus.
Citizen News becomes latest Hong Kong news site to close down
In less than a year, three independent media outlets in Hong Kong — Apple Daily, Stand News, and now Citizen News — have closed due to increased pressure from authorities enforcing the National Security Law.
Kou Aizhe, China’s collector of stories, is building a podcast empire
For five years, the StoryFM chief has helped air the personal narratives of hundreds of Chinese people from all segments of society. He’s now ready to turn his podcast into a media empire.
Editor’s note for Friday, October 8, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Japan has an aircraft carrier again; police arrest journalist Luo Changping after he questions China’s role in the Korean War; new draft regulations reiterate media ownership restrictions; India and China had a minor border face-off.
After latest blackface incident, Africans in China grow weary of racial insensitivities
“It feels like a slap in the face.” Runako Celina and Seron Tamerat, two of the managers of Black Livity China, react to the latest in a series of incidents of anti-Black racial insensitivity in China.
Hu Xijin, China’s greatest internet troll
How a free speech fanboy came to represent the Chinese Communist Party’s id.
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…
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.
