virtualreview

china: news and opinion

Hater in the House, Part 1*

During the run up to last summer's Olympics, we ran a series called Bylines at Customs made up of all the stupid pronouncements made by good (and not so good) journos who came to Beijing looking for the "real" story. Journalists come to Beijing, see a... ...full story at Modern Lei Feng

from Modern Lei Feng on Thu, Jan 29 2009

see also:

12 Apr 08 visit ISSF World Cup 2008 Clay Shooting  »  YouTube videoPart of the Good Luck series for the preparation of the Beijing Olympics.
30 Jul 08 visit No Amnesty for journalists at the Olympic press center in Beijing  »  Shanghaiist Amnesty International's website is unreachable for journalists covering the Olympics one day after the organization issued a harsh report criticizing China's failure to make good on promises to improve human rights leading up to the Olympics. A more...
20 May 09 visit Arts: BJ08 Instants Decisifs at Art Labor  »  Shanghaiist The latest exhibition at the Art Labor gallery on Yongjia Lu is a satirical take on last summer's Beijing Olympics. The images are made up of hundreds of individual photographs taken at popular tourist sites around Beijing, digitally composed into a...
12 Mar 08 visit China says can ensure good air quality during Olympics  »  People's Daily China is able to ensure a good air quality during the Olympic Games, fulfilling its commitment made seven years ago for the Olympic bid, an official said on Tuesday. The environment authorities in Beijing are keeping a close watch ...
25 May 08 visit 'Good Luck Beijing'  »  James Fallows The finals of the Good Luck Beijing 2008 track and field event, this evening at the "Bird's Nest" stadium that will be the center of the Olympic Games, was on the whole a promising omen on the "is Beijing ready?" front concerning the Olympics. On the...
16 Jul 08 visit China: Interviews with Chinese journalists  »  Global Voices The second part in China Digital Times‘ series of interviews with Chinese journalists is now up. First question: “How do you feel about the Olympics being in Beijing? What does that mean for the Chinese people?”

« Today's Stories