Comments on: China’s PR Machine http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/ 360 Days in a PR Life Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:54:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: China Business Stories http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-2567 China Business Stories Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:42:46 +0000 http://www.360PRblog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/#comment-2567 Interesting article... I don't think it's just athletes that are being trained what to say and what not to say.. the focus might have been on athletes during the Olympics, but I think every Chinese person is being trained the same way..for every situation where a foreigner asks them anything that might reflect negatively on China.. Thanks for sharing :-) Interesting article… I don’t think it’s just athletes that are being trained what to say and what not to say.. the focus might have been on athletes during the Olympics, but I think every Chinese person is being trained the same way..for every situation where a foreigner asks them anything that might reflect negatively on China.. Thanks for sharing :-)

]]> By: Laura http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Laura Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:07:48 +0000 http://www.360PRblog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/#comment-183 Great comment Caroline, and thanks for sharing the ESPN story. So cool you were there this spring! I bet China breathed a big sigh of relief as the games wound up yesterday and the 1000+ credentialed journalists and camera crews got back on planes this morning. Laura Great comment Caroline, and thanks for sharing the ESPN story. So cool you were there this spring!

I bet China breathed a big sigh of relief as the games wound up yesterday and the 1000+ credentialed journalists and camera crews got back on planes this morning.

Laura

]]> By: Caroline Pierce http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Caroline Pierce Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:24:08 +0000 http://www.360PRblog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/#comment-182 There is an article on ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3542649) that offers some additional examples of the length the Chinese government went for appearance sake. It really amazes me. I was actually in China in May and spent a couple of days in Beijing. Entire blocks of buildings were painted on the outside so they would look better, but the insides of the buildings remained in horrible condition. There were also times when the television screen would just go black because of censorship. It is a very rigorous and expensive process to be the host country of the Olympics. You almost have to wonder why “they” went through all the trouble if there is so much “they” want to hide from the rest of the world. There is an article on ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3542649) that offers some additional examples of the length the Chinese government went for appearance sake. It really amazes me. I was actually in China in May and spent a couple of days in Beijing. Entire blocks of buildings were painted on the outside so they would look better, but the insides of the buildings remained in horrible condition. There were also times when the television screen would just go black because of censorship. It is a very rigorous and expensive process to be the host country of the Olympics. You almost have to wonder why “they” went through all the trouble if there is so much “they” want to hide from the rest of the world.

]]> By: Laura http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Laura Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:54:01 +0000 http://www.360PRblog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/#comment-176 Hi Gary, I searched high and low for Mary's interview of Han Meilin and came up dry. The interview aired middle of last week - I believe on Wednesday. It's possible NBC is not uploading all the feature segments and is focusing their online video on the competitions. I did come across this Wall Street Journal article about Han Meilin and the Olympic mascots that you might find of interest: http://tinyurl.com/6rnde3 If you find Mary's interview, please share it with us. Thanks! Laura Hi Gary,

I searched high and low for Mary’s interview of Han Meilin and came up dry. The interview aired middle of last week – I believe on Wednesday. It’s possible NBC is not uploading all the feature segments and is focusing their online video on the competitions. I did come across this Wall Street Journal article about Han Meilin and the Olympic mascots that you might find of interest: http://tinyurl.com/6rnde3

If you find Mary’s interview, please share it with us.

Thanks!
Laura

]]> By: Gary http://www.360PRBlog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Gary Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:29:38 +0000 http://www.360PRblog.com/2008/08/17/chinas-pr-machine/#comment-175 Do you a link to that interview? I've been trying to find it on NBC's web site, but am not having much luck. Thanks Do you a link to that interview? I’ve been trying to find it on NBC’s web site, but am not having much luck.

Thanks

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