Comments on: My Brush with China Daily Hong Kong http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/ No-nonsense China Expat & Travel Community Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: cero http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10469 cero Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10469 how much does CD pay polishers? how much does CD pay polishers?

]]> By: michael http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10466 michael Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:03:27 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10466 Good to hear from you, Dezza... did I tell you I'm living in Beijing now? A job at China Daily HK sounds awesome... like being the Seoul reporter for some North Korean rag. Party time! Good to hear from you, Dezza… did I tell you I’m living in Beijing now? A job at China Daily HK sounds awesome… like being the Seoul reporter for some North Korean rag. Party time!

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10403 Jeremy Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:23:14 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10403 Dezza, Yeah, you know it, that's a good memory. Dalian (Rick? Chris? Alex?) - How much do they pay for such articles? Dezza,

Yeah, you know it, that’s a good memory.

Dalian (Rick? Chris? Alex?) – How much do they pay for such articles?

]]> By: Dezza http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10397 Dezza Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:36:12 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10397 To be fair, I know there is some stellar journalism (Southern Metropolis Newspaper group comes to mind) being done in China but it is always a constant battle between their editors and the cronies at the propaganda department. Having said that, I have no respect for Chinese government mouthpiece newspapers such as the People's Daily and China Daily which have some of the lowest circulation numbers in China (according Mick and my sources inside the Chinese media). Hell, the Chinese citizens themselves don't' even read the People's Daily... To be fair, I know there is some stellar journalism (Southern Metropolis Newspaper group comes to mind) being done in China but it is always a constant battle between their editors and the cronies at the propaganda department. Having said that, I have no respect for Chinese government mouthpiece newspapers such as the People’s Daily and China Daily which have some of the lowest circulation numbers in China (according Mick and my sources inside the Chinese media). Hell, the Chinese citizens themselves don’t’ even read the People’s Daily…

]]> By: Dalian http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10396 Dalian Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:01:48 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10396 Odd. Doing interviews in Dalian I've noticed that it is easy to place a story with a paper. No research for the journalist, essentially a story on a plate, if it agrees with their central editorial at the time. Nice simple work with them. And that is essentially the problem, no investigative journalism, just a lot of feelers and if someone bites it is a story. Similar to your case perhaps and really not that odd at all. Especially the hostile response, doing you a favor and doing them a favor, right, because that's what mainland media is. Hillbilly economics. Odd.

Doing interviews in Dalian I’ve noticed that it is easy to place a story with a paper. No research for the journalist, essentially a story on a plate, if it agrees with their central editorial at the time. Nice simple work with them.

And that is essentially the problem, no investigative journalism, just a lot of feelers and if someone bites it is a story. Similar to your case perhaps and really not that odd at all. Especially the hostile response, doing you a favor and doing them a favor, right, because that’s what mainland media is. Hillbilly economics.

]]> By: Mick http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10391 Mick Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:07:02 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10391 I did a stint as an English polisher at China Daily in Beijing. The HK office was viewed as a joke, but a nice cushy number (and an attractive posting) for those of us fed up with the grim Beijing winters. Readership figures for CD were a tightly guarded secret, not doubt because they are so small. Nobody buys it - work units and tourism facilities are required to distribute it. I only lasted three months at CD, it was so dull. Interestingly, those who stayed longer became quite defensive about the publication. Maybe the Canadian is one of them. I did a stint as an English polisher at China Daily in Beijing. The HK office was viewed as a joke, but a nice cushy number (and an attractive posting) for those of us fed up with the grim Beijing winters.
Readership figures for CD were a tightly guarded secret, not doubt because they are so small. Nobody buys it – work units and tourism facilities are required to distribute it.
I only lasted three months at CD, it was so dull. Interestingly, those who stayed longer became quite defensive about the publication. Maybe the Canadian is one of them.

]]> By: Dezza http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10389 Dezza Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:31:46 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10389 Thanks Jeremy. Are you talking about funny China Daily stories such as this <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2007-06/29/content_906167.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">one?</a> Quality journalism eh? Thanks Jeremy. Are you talking about funny China Daily stories such as this one? Quality journalism eh?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/china-expat-rants/my-brush-with-china-daily-hong-kong/#comment-10388 Jeremy Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:38:32 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=592#comment-10388 Ba bam! Nice cut there, Dezza. The China Daily is all of its forms is crap - though there are sometimes funny stories. For someone from Canada, the girl is an idiot to not see this. Ba bam! Nice cut there, Dezza.

The China Daily is all of its forms is crap – though there are sometimes funny stories.

For someone from Canada, the girl is an idiot to not see this.

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