Comments on: Adventures In Global Media

By: Meet Ashok Amritraj, yet another independent manager of the National Geographic brand | Society Matters

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:57:32 +0000

[...] Ah, of course: China. The Motherlode for global media executives everywhere. Can’t believe we almost forgot. [...]

By: "Self-censorship and castration" in China | Society Matters

"Self-censorship and castration" in China | Society Matters — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:28:08 +0000

[...] Geographic’s response to such ”self-censorship and castration,” see this. And [...]

By: Why did our Society establish a publishing partnership in the People's Republic of China? | Society Matters

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:11:24 +0000

[...] story sounds painfully familiar: In 2007, Chris Johns, Editor of National Geographic, killed Ha Jin’s story about censorship in China — just days before NGS executives flew to Beijing to celebrate our Society’s new [...]

By: "The meaning and intention of your superiors...." | Society Matters

"The meaning and intention of your superiors...." | Society Matters — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:25:29 +0000

[...] If so, would that “understanding” and “orientation” explain why Chris Johns, just days before he flew to Beijing to celebrate the launch of NGM-China, killed Ha Jin’s NGM story about Censorship in China? [...]

By: The world's great dramas, all in one city block | Society Matters

The world's great dramas, all in one city block | Society Matters — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:49:54 +0000

[...] human rights… global warming and the compromises we’ll make to combat it… the impact of media globalization on our values… the future of non-profit media… the commercialization of almost [...]

By: Closing the loop | Society Matters

Closing the loop | Society Matters — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:41:49 +0000

[...] army. • We’re supporting a demagogue who may soon be thrown in jail. • We’re self-censoring stories about China to keep our Chinese partners happy. • We’re letting Rupert Murdoch drag our Brand [...]

By: Zahi Hawass & The Big Pivot | Society Matters

Zahi Hawass & The Big Pivot | Society Matters — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:41:11 +0000

[...] good name on air freshener and bedroom furniture… who used our Society to embolden thugs and dictators… and who sold our Society’s brand equity to Rupert Murdoch, who continues to trash our [...]

By: Survival tip for reporters in China | Society Matters

Survival tip for reporters in China | Society Matters — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:55:49 +0000

[...] He must have read this post. [...]

By: Enough with Pharaoh | Society Matters

Enough with Pharaoh | Society Matters — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:49:49 +0000

[...] Evidently, Editor Chris Johns considers such subjects old-fashioned. Or parochial. Or bad for business: Some of our international partners don’t like it when we bring up democracy. So, we don’t. [...]

By: Online Journalism: Membership models: What are some truly innovative examples of membership models? Either in news industry, or other industries? - Quora

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:29:16 +0000

[...] values is hard to do. And partly because Going Global makes smart media people do foolish things:http://societymatters.org/2009/0…Insert a dynamic date hereCannot add comment at this [...]