China's Xinhua News Agency recently introduced a 24-hour English-language news channel and is about to open a high-profile newsroom in Times Square. The announcement indicates China's intent to spend billions of dollars over the next few years to create a global media empire that reflects the country's economic and political rise.
Beijing officials have long complained that China is often portrayed unfavorably in the Western media, hurting the country’s interests abroad.
What are the potential implications of this expansion? How can it influence the world's view of China, at a time when Western media giants are scaling back? Might it be an opportunity to change China's own journalistic culture?
Responses:
What Chinese Reporters Face
Ying Chan, journalism professor
Not Happening Soon
Jim Laurie, TV journalist
Room for Change
Hu Shuli, editor of Caixin Media