tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post9097562787158229129..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Callick Scores one for Beijing CorrespondentsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-63226767155981988432007-07-01T15:32:00.000+08:002007-07-01T15:32:00.000+08:00And I suppose the odd well-drafted piece by Beiji...And I suppose the odd well-drafted piece by Beijing-based journo is still better than some of the stuff the FT files from Taipei...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6890340018569751442007-07-01T15:05:00.000+08:002007-07-01T15:05:00.000+08:00C'mon zyx, reporting on Taiwan by Beijing-based co...C'mon zyx, reporting on Taiwan by Beijing-based correspondents actually needs to display some real understanding of that local scene and it rarely does as the reporters are usually filing frm Beijing or making a lightning trip to the island. There's PLENTY out there that runs the Beijing line so don't worry, it will always be in the majority. And since whendoes a supposed majority automatically equal 'the truth' - ever heard of groupthink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70708032783741696372007-07-01T03:12:00.000+08:002007-07-01T03:12:00.000+08:00"Any reporting on Taiwan should also take into acc..."Any reporting on Taiwan should also take into account the Beijing view, which is a valid view and shared by more people than the Taipei views. Journalism is about reporting truth. "<BR/><BR/><BR/>ROFL...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53574510858923219282007-06-30T06:58:00.000+08:002007-06-30T06:58:00.000+08:00Media in Taiwan is much more varied in "opinion," ...Media in Taiwan is much more varied in "opinion," but considering the socioeconomic clout of China on the world stage, good luck getting the world off of its Beijing bias.<BR/><BR/>1.3 billion pop. / 23 million pop. = 56.52 times as powerful by population<BR/><BR/>$8.8 trillion / $645 billion = 13.64 times as powerful by economic output<BR/><BR/>I would expect the media bias to be 10~60 times in favor of the PRC.channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386334271601532591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-38984022931747106472007-06-29T17:02:00.000+08:002007-06-29T17:02:00.000+08:00Any reporting on Taiwan should also take into acco...Any reporting on Taiwan should also take into account the Beijing view, which is a valid view and shared by more people than the Taipei views. Journalism is about reporting truth. The same can be said about reporters located in Taiwan: they are hopelessly pro-Taiwan and anti-China.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212825239568291402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-89423664278410793912007-06-29T08:13:00.000+08:002007-06-29T08:13:00.000+08:00If the link doesn't pull up right, then type in: S...If the link doesn't pull up right, then type in: Still No.1.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It's interesting and it was written by your favorite "Economist". <BR/><BR/>I think you should analyze that. Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1843984856989741532007-06-29T08:11:00.000+08:002007-06-29T08:11:00.000+08:00Hey Michael I think you need to check this out ser...Hey Michael I think you need to check this out seriously:<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9407806<BR/><BR/><BR/>If the link doesn't pull up right, then type in Still No.1.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It's interesting and it was written by your favorite "Economist". <BR/><BR/>I think you should analyze that. Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com