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chinamediaproject.org > 04/01/2026 > ai-for-human-propaganda

AI for Human Propaganda

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (994+ words) Now Executive Director of the China Media Project, leading the project's research and partnerships, David originally joined the project in Hong Kong in 2004. He is the author of Dragons in Diamond Village (Penguin), a book of reportage about urbanization and…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 03/12/2026 > the-great-broadcasting-retreat

The Great Broadcasting Retreat

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (830+ words) The Great Broadcasting Retreat'China Media Project The Great Broadcasting Retreat Sometimes "streamlining" is just another name for deep and painful attrition. Over the past two years, this and other euphemisms " like "optimization" and "transformation" " have swept like a wildfire across…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 03/04/2026 > folding-hong-kong-into-the-china-story

Folding Hong Kong Into the China Story

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (494+ words) Folding Hong Kong Into the China Story'China Media Project Folding Hong Kong Into the China Story A state-run media center in Guangxi and a Hong Kong newspaper have jointly launched a short-video series aimed at the Greater Bay Area " Beijing's…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 02/25/2026 > projecting-light-in-the-shadows

Projecting Light in the Shadows

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (560+ words) Zhu's own independent documentary, The Questioning (), captures the moment police interrogated him in a hotel room. And this work also helps to explain why the inaugural IndieChina festival he founded in New York became a target of transnational suppression by…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 02/09/2026 > tracking-global-narratives

Tracking Global Narratives

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (298+ words) Now Executive Director of the China Media Project, leading the project's research and partnerships, David originally joined the project in Hong Kong in 2004. He is the author of Dragons in Diamond Village (Penguin), a book of reportage about urbanization and…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 02/03/2026 > the-silenced-profession

The Silenced Profession

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) In consultation with Tian Jian, the journalists and former journalists interviewed for this story opted for pseudonyms out of consideration of personal and professional risk. They include Xiao Hong (), Pan Hong (), and Ying Ping (), along with "U" and "N." The overseas…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 01/16/2026 > shanghais-last-newsstand

Shanghai's Last Newsstand

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (198+ words) Across China today, as social media and short video platforms like RedNote, WeChat, Douyin, and Weibo dominate the information landscape, a handful of newsstands like Jiang's shop are nostalgic reminders of an era from the late 1990s to the start of…...

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chinamediaproject.org > 09/19/2025 > chinas-liberal-press-and-its-feminism-gap

China's Liberal Press and its Feminism Gap

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (845+ words) Tian Jian/CMP: Chinese media institutions were historically male-dominated. Did you face any challenges as a woman? The kinds of stories we covered back then were completely different from today's. A large proportion of coverage focused on rural issues, whereas…...