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CIAO DATE: 04/04
Expert Sitings
Hu Shuli*
www.wisenews.wisers.net
Founded in 1998 by the City University of Hong Kong, WiseNews is a Chinese- and English-language news site accessible for paid subscribers. The Web sites of Hong Kong newspapers are often blocked from the mainland, but WiseNews collects stories from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwanese news sources.
www.chinaonline.com
Chicago-based ChinaOnline compiles the latest news on everything from China's automobile industry to telecommunications and the black market, from sources around the world. Caijing editors read ChinaOnline every day.
www.nytimes.com
The Web site of the New York Times (NYT) is commonplace in the United States, but it was long blocked to people living in China. In August 2001, after NYT Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. traveled to China and interviewed then President Jiang Zemin, restrictions were lifted. The NYT Web site is popular among Chinese intellectuals.
www.xici.net
Xici is a discussion Web site on issues affecting media professionals in China. The site offers an inside look at the rewards and frustrations of news reporting in China and is widely used by journalists. Xici helps me better understand the thoughts and concerns of young reporters in China.
www.lead.org.cn
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) is an international environmental advocacy organization based in London. The LEAD Web site offers downloadable documents and news stories involving development and environmental issues worldwide.
Notes
Note *: Hu Shuli is the editor of Caijing (www.caijing.com.cn), a business and finance newsmagazine in Beijing. Back