{"id":156784,"date":"2013-05-30T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T01:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=156784"},"modified":"2013-08-29T17:37:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T00:37:51","slug":"netizen-voices-global-times-victory-in-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/05\/netizen-voices-global-times-victory-in-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizen Voices: Global Times’ Victory in Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
A kerfuffle between a Global Times journalist and a reporter in his hometown<\/a> has turned up the heat on the state newspaper. Global Times English writer Zhang Zhilong called China Business News\u2019 Wang Wai in Xi\u2019an when his mother was hit by an unmarked car. Few netizens showed sympathy for Zhang, whose state-run employer is often the target of ridicule online.<\/p>\n Enter Hu Xijin, Chief Editor of Global Times and a favorite punching bag of Weibo users. Hu weighed in on the Weibo spat between Zhang and Wang<\/a> [zh] and the ensuing rage at his paper on the evening of May 28, calling out \u201cbig Vs\u201d (popular Weibo users with verified accounts) for fanning the flames:<\/p>\n\n