Mainstream media must provide the context
2011-06-01 10:13
The country's national English-language newspaper, China Daily, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Thirty years is a short time for a newspaper. By way of contrast, The New York Times has been around since 1851 and Britain's newspaper of record, The Times, was founded in 1785.
Reach spreads far and wide
2011-06-01 10:13
Journalism educator Li Xiguang, who is in his early 50s, still regrets the fact that he was denied a chance to become a reporter nearly 30 years ago. The 1982 Nanjing University graduate's application to a national newspaper was turned down by the school authorities after they decided the student had been way too "liberal" and "slack in discipline".
We've come a long way
2011-06-01 10:13
What was China Daily like 30 years ago? Luckily, you can still find some copies from the old days in the library.
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2011-06-01 10:13
June 1981: China Daily was founded.

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