China Media

This will be the last post at this old location.

I’m happy to announce that China Media has found new digs, and it’s out in the open, free from the constraining and oppressive force that is the Great Firewall.

Please re-direct your bookmarks and links to: http://www.chinamedianews.net.

The site will now be updated much more frequently. If you have any information about media in China to share, or you have a job vacancy at your firm, please email the details to tips@chinamedianews.net.

See you in the new location!

This post is originally from Danwei:

China Economic Review is hiring for two full-time positions. We are a business magazine with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. Read the magazine at www.chinaeconomicreview.com and our blog at www.chinaeconomicreview.com/editors

Full-time positions:

Beijing contributing editor

China Economic Review is seeking a journalist to open our Beijing bureau. Responsibilities include contributing to editorial planning, writing quality stories for print and online on deadline, proofreading and recruiting and managing a team of freelance journalists. The candidate should have native-level English, good knowledge of China business issues and proven ability to produce good journalism, and should be able to work independently. Chinese language skills are a plus. E-mail resume and clips to the Review’s editor, Tim Burroughs, at tim.burroughs@sinomedia.net

Shanghai-based reporter

China Economic Review is seeking a reporter for our Shanghai office. Responsibilities include generating story ideas and following up on leads, writing and researching stories for print and online and proofreading and copyediting. The candidate should be willing to learn quickly about new trends, industries and issues. Journalism experience is preferred but not required; knowledge of China’s business and economic environment is an advantage but not essential. Native-level English is necessary, and Chinese language skills are a plus. E-mail resume and clips to Tim Burroughs at tim.burroughs@sinomedia.net

He worked at CRI for 11 years, serenading listeners with “Ni hao are you?” and his host Yuan Yuan. Unfortunately their popular show, Joy FM, was cancelled by CRI brass a few months ago and replaced with a show which hasn’t yet found its legs.

Rick, however, remains in Beijing and I hear he is a regular reader of this website. As I was browsing through 21st Century a few days ago, I saw one of his music columns. It goes to show there is, indeed, life after CRI.

Congratulations, Rick.

Changes continue at China Central Television’s International Channel (CCTV 9), but this time leaders of the moribund station are shuffling senior newsroom managers. China Media has been told about the changes by many in the newsroom who have chosen to remain off-the-record.

Wang Xin, one of the brighest in the CCTV 9 newsroom, will move from overseeing China Today to the sports department in advance of next year’s Olympics. Current anchor Liu Xin will assume the responsibility for China Today, and maintain her role as a news anchor. The loser in the shuffle is the former sports department head, who will become an assistant to Wang Xin.

Another popular employee, Annie Fu, will be moving from the 2nd floor newsroom to the 8th floor Biz China team. Annie was passed over for a Biz China anchor position for Wei Sue Loke, but will take a full-time copy-editing position with the team as consolation. Annie has been told she’ll be given more freedom with the Biz China team, including conducting her own interviews.

She was hardworking, diligent, and popular among staff when she worked at CRI, and now it looks like she could be returning to the friendly confines of China Radio International.

Wang Shuo left CRI in 2005 to pursue a teaching job at a university in Haidian. She also did a short stint at Beijing Radio before taking an advanced translator’s course in California. She has since returned and is working part-time as a translator, and will be pursuing some form of work at CRI as well. No final decisions have been made, but Wang Shuo could perhaps end up in CRI Easy FM 91.5’s newsroom.

Wang Shuo is one of the nicest and smartest girls in the business, and we wish her every success.

First, my apologies for not updating this sooner. As many will have noticed, China Media, along with many other Blogsome blogs, are now behind the Great Firewall. I have been astonished by the number of readers of this site, and I intend on moving it to a different server and expanding it a bit.

In the meantime, I’ve learned that Ben Lam has been selected to host Lingnan Gallery on Guangzhou Television’s English channel. A decision has also apparently been made on a co-host for flagship program Discover Guangzhou, however the contractual details are still being worked out. The apparently good-looking guy is actually an overseas Chinese born in Vancouver. When it’s finalized, you’ll read it here first.

Congratulations to Ben.