Online Journalism China: The voices in-between the official press and the western media

Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under CNN, Online Journalism China, Olympics, USA, Online Journalism, China, Journalism | Leave a Comment

Adding to the burgeoning hoard of international bloggers on Journalism.co.uk, China Daily’s Dave Green offers an insight into the world of online journalism in China.
Domestic furore over the Western media’s reporting of the Tibet risings and the Olympic Torch relay was as inevitable as night following day, but the nature of the backlash wasn’t as […]

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NYT: CBS considers outsourcing reporting to CNN

Posted on April 8, 2008 - Filed Under CBS, CNN, Outsourcing, television, Editors' pick, Job losses, USA, Journalism | Leave a Comment

Senior executives at have told the New York Times that CBS TV news, one of the leading news broadcasters in the US, is mulling over a possible deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations to CNN.

Tlaks about such plans aren’t new, says the report, however recently they have intensified to detail how CBS would ditch its news-gathering capacity but keep its frontline personalities, like Katie Couric, the CBS Evening News anchor.

It would then take a feed from CNN and pay it regular fees.

Another possibility would see CBS hang on to some reporters in key regions but pair them with CNN crews.

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