Comments on: Back in Beijing in the middle of a blackout http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fred dintenfass http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-13173 fred dintenfass Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:17:39 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1190#comment-13173 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Granite Studio: When history is swept under the rug, it can begin to rot and that stench is the smell of fear http://trunc.it/d0d9</span></span> Granite Studio: When history is swept under the rug, it can begin to rot and that stench is the smell of fear http://trunc.it/d0d9

]]> By: fanni http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-13174 fanni Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:17:13 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1190#comment-13174 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">"Take a test, memorize your lessons, graduate, shut up, quit thinking, and buy a damn car" http://is.gd/OT0N</span></span> “Take a test, memorize your lessons, graduate, shut up, quit thinking, and buy a damn car” http://is.gd/OT0N

]]> By: jch http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-12269 jch Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:38:06 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1190#comment-12269 Jeremiah, Yeah I was hopeful (and in shock) for about the first online page and then it went downhill. Still, they must be giving GT more leeway as a part of their international propaganda, uh I mean publicity, campaign. Jeremiah,

Yeah I was hopeful (and in shock) for about the first online page and then it went downhill. Still, they must be giving GT more leeway as a part of their international propaganda, uh I mean publicity, campaign.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-12268 Jeremiah Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:30:02 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1190#comment-12268 JCH, Yeah saw that this morning and if my twitter box (top left) was still visible in the PRC, you'd see a link to the article. It does have a couple of ballsy bits before it goes right into the government's preferred narrative. It's also getting some attention here in Beijing, several foreign media outlets are running stories on the story for tomorrow's edition. JCH,

Yeah saw that this morning and if my twitter box (top left) was still visible in the PRC, you’d see a link to the article.

It does have a couple of ballsy bits before it goes right into the government’s preferred narrative.

It’s also getting some attention here in Beijing, several foreign media outlets are running stories on the story for tomorrow’s edition.

]]> By: jch http://granitestudio.org/2009/06/03/back-in-beijing-in-the-middle-of-a-blackout/comment-page-1/#comment-12267 jch Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:25:07 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1190#comment-12267 So, while the piece is sympathetic to the government point of view, Global Times did mention 6/4 today: http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/top-news/2009-06/434370.html The fact that they are allowed to mention it all is pretty surprising... So, while the piece is sympathetic to the government point of view, Global Times did mention 6/4 today: http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/top-news/2009-06/434370.html

The fact that they are allowed to mention it all is pretty surprising…

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