The Latest News from CCTV
outstripp ·
Aug 13, 2011 at 4:17am
I am sitting in a hotel in the Philippines watching the noon news on Chinese TV. The top story was the rioting in Ying-guo (England). They spent 15 (fifteen!) minutes on the story, covering it with extensive graphics and commentary. Story number two was the situation in Libya (five minutes). Do you get the impression the Chinese are interested in rebellions?
BTW, the quality of TV news in China has improved tremendously and is hardly distinguishable from American news (not surprising, since they both share the same underlying Marxist philosophy). The only difference is that the "public" channel in China supports capitalism and allows real advertising.
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Re: The Latest News from CCTV
I'd love to hear more about how news is covered in China and the relative news priorities there. What percentage of the news hole is devoted to foreign affairs, generally?
May '10
Re: The Latest News from CCTV
I don't really know. We don't get the live feed in japan and my listening comprehension in Chinese is near zero. My impression was that it was much more sophisticated than I expected. The female announcer showed some fashion sense and the mix of video and commentary was entertaining. It was not at all heavy-handed propaganda. You know that only certain interpretations are allowed and some stories are taboo (sort of like NBC), but overall it was pretty good tv. BTW, the next show was documentary about the ancient silk road and to illustrate the roman love of silk they showed a scene of French baroque ladies and gentlemen dancing. All those damn occidentals look the same...
Re: The Latest News from CCTV
They do a bit, don't they.
Re: The Latest News from CCTV
outstripp you have an amusing wit. I like it!
Keep letting us peek at the inside of other places. I don't think we get enough of that in our own media.
Mar '11
Re: The Latest News from CCTV
It would be interesting to know what their spin of the London riots is; I would think that they wouldn't want to suggest that such behavior is acceptable when social-services are reduced. I'm guessing that it is more a warning about unfettered capitalism and to support the idea of government guided markets.
Jun '11
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What I've seen of it looks pretty good to me too. Have a look:
http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b3916.htm