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 China Media Project: CMP reported last week on an administrative lawsuit brought by Liberation Daily reporter Ma Cheng against Shanghai’s City Planning Bureau for “nondisclosure of government information”. The Legal Daily reported the next day, June 8, that Mr. Ma had suddenly and unexpectedly withdrawn his case. “The plaintiff … suddenly withdrew his lawsuit, […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: The researcher, Zhao Yan, 44, who worked in the Beijing bureau of The Times, has been in custody for 22 months without appearing before a court. His lawyer, Mo Shaoping, said Mr. Zhao had been formally notified that his trial was scheduled to begin in the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate […]
Read MoreFrom Virtual China: Have you been wondering why two of the most well-known online video clips come from greater China (Asian Backstreet Boys may be THE most well known around the world; and while Bus Uncle isn’t, it’s gotten an amazing amount of play for something that’s subtitled)? Chinese youth are armed with video cellphones, […]
Read MoreFrom China Net: Xu Jinglei is regarded by many to be China’s most intellectual actress. From acting to directing and writing, it seems she’s always finding ways to speak out what she wants to say. And she’s certainly been successful in attracting enough listeners. Her blog on sina.com has received a reported 10 million clicks […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: Many people applied to work in fire departments, but very few were willing to be firefighters, job placement officials said. During an online recruitment drive, the Shanghai Job Placement Center said it received more than 3,200 applicants for a total of 471 jobs as firefighters, cooks, drivers and office workers. Most of […]
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