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Hu comes first; leaders lead on CCTV "News"

By Hugh Jorgen I'm always amused to watch the responses of recently-arrived foreigners in China when the subject of CCTV International comes up. For those of you not familiar with it, CCTV International (CCTV 9) is the state-run English-language... ...full story at Zhongnanhai

from Zhongnanhai on Tue, May 13 2008

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14 May 08 visit 假捐款,真做秀,虚伪的CCTV (Fake Donation Ceremony to Sichuan on CCTV)  »  YouTube videofrom CCTV news on May 13, 2008 CCTV describes the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch realy, and the donation to Sichuan earthquake. Notice at 00:33--00:37 CCTV believes that Chinese people are idiots???
02 May 08 visit CCTV the punchline, yet again  »  Zhongnanhai Courtesy of Danwei, Beijing-based band Defy sings about their dislike of state-run China Central Television. Here is a sample of the lyrics: I don't watch CCTV I don't watch this fucking channel... ... Ai, I don't like you... ... CCTV,...
24 Jun 09 visit CCTV revamp unfolds more global news, sharp reviews  »  People's Daily The nuts and bolts of the much-hyped CCTV (China Central Television) revamp are beginning to unravel. The two big changes CCTV will push through in news are, first, have greater, sharper coverage of international news and second, fortify news with...
02 May 08 visit Defy: I don't watch CCTV  »  Shanghaiist Danwei points us to this new song by Beijing band DEFY, entitled "I don't watch CCTV" [the song is embedded after the jump because we couldn't turn off the auto-play]. Here's some of the lyrics:I don't watch CCTV I don't watch this fucking...
26 Aug 09 visit CCTV needs to report on the activities of state leaders  »  Danwei In the early part of this year, there were rumblings from CCTV about possible retoolings to its Network News broadcast (新闻联播), the formulaic half-hour of reporting on the activities of national leaders and positively-spun national events that ta...
10 Jun 09 visit CCTV News Broadcast To Be ‘Less CCTV’  »  China Journal State broadcaster CCTV is planning what's being billed as a fairly radical revamp of its flagship news program, Xinwen Lianbo.

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