Michael Zhao graduated from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where he produced an in-depth multimedia thesis on electronic waste dumping from the rich world to developing countries. He also made a short documentary on the same topic, available on his personal site. He now works at Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations as a multimedia producer in New York. Michael worked for the New York Times Beijing Bureau as a reporting assistant from 2003-2005. He graduated from the Beijing Language & Culture University with a bachelor's degree in English. He co-authored a book on learning Chinese language and culture, Urban Chinese: Mandarin in 21st Century China. Michael was born and grew up in Wuhan, China.
From the New York Times: The closed trial of a researcher for The New York Times accused of disclosing state secrets and fraud ended here on Friday without the court’s reaching a verdict. One of Mr. Zhao’s lawyers, Guan Anping, said the law allowed the court to deliberate for up to a month before releasing […]
Read MoreFrom Radio Free Asia: The life of Tibetan refugees in India has focused for more than 40 years on themes of national identity and cultural preservation. Now, husband-and-wife filmmaking team Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam have released a dramatic feature film that addresses these issues. Dreaming Lhasa, a 90-minute production by White Crane films, premiered […]
Read MoreFrom Radio Free Asia: Chinese authorities have detained five Tibetans for allegedly handing out leaflets promoting Tibetan independence, sources have told RFA’s Tibetan service. Sources in the region identified the five as Kayi Doega, who was previously jailed for offering prayers for Tibet’s exiled leader, the Dalai Lama; his eldest daughter Yiga, a former nun; […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei: Now that Rupert Murdoch has proven that Western media companies can’t get ahead in China through flattery, nepotism and the back door, we at Danwei will have to have to find a new model for our business. In case you didn’t know, Rupert is the world’s last true media mogul – his company, […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: …In China, exact figures are also hard to come by. But it appears that Chinese chief executives are paid much less than their American, European or Japanese counterparts. But even in China, pay packages are climbing, especially after factoring in cost-of-living differences. Some executives are already living quite well. For […]
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