CCTV FOLLIES: Speaking humor to power
Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser invite Phil Cunningham to speak about the craft, lies and videotape that constitute China's evening news. A link to the podcast, "Barbarians at the Gate"
Xinwen Lianbo offers a scripted vision about how China would like to see itself and present itself to the world, yet the party's soft power push, backed by so much money and muscle, remains weak and unconvincing. It’s thoroughly one-sided, preposterous, hyperbolic and full of cant, but it can be funny, if only unintentionally so.
A discussion with Phil Cunningham, Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser.