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Censorship

  • Navigating the Chinese Media Landscape

      The below post was originally posted on our sister site, prnewswire.com, and was contributed by house favourite, Sarah Skerik [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="437" caption="Click Image to View Presentation"][/caption] Attendees of this year’s IABC World Conference in Chicago got a rare treat when Yujie Chen, managing director of PR Newswire in China – made the trip from Beijing to address the group.  Yujie offered an insider’s view of Chinese media, and offered advice for Western companies seeking to establish business presences in China, and the communicators who support those efforts. The…

    China Comprehensive June 29, 2012
  • 101 Things About China – #5 – “Titanic” Censorship

    I’m sure many people are aware of the level of censorship that occurs in China. This was amusingly highlighted recently by the re-launch of James Cameron’s Titanic in 3D. Having cut Kate Winslet’s nude scene for quite comical reasons, I thought I would look at how censorship affects your attempts to communicate with consumers, the media and other stakeholders within China.  Generally speaking, censorship in China doesn’t have to have an impact on your marketing and communications strategies, but you should be mindful of it. Therefore, I am going to…

    China Comprehensive April 20, 2012
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