Comments on: Global Times Olympics Journalist Tests Positive For Plagiarism [UPDATE]

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[...] entirely possible that the Global Times — hardly a paragon of journalistic integrity — got the story wrong, and the Gaoxin VII isn’t designed to induce nervous collapse. [...]

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Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:03:22 +0000

[...] story about plagiarism at the Global Times was picked up by the Daily Telegraph, among others. On Friday evening, Xinhua made two major [...]

By: Nut man

Nut man — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:58:38 +0000

Go fight the good fight elsewhere. This isn’t about that.

By: tipster

tipster — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:16:41 +0000

The odd thing about Li Hongwei is that in the very beginning he seemed to be an upright dude. He was very popular with foreign and Chinese staff alike but as his power grew, his popularity and persona just wilted.

He’s now nothing but a sorry ass herbes-ridden lab monkey pressing buttons to get pellets from Mr Hu and pissing on anyone who gets in his way.

It’s really a shame cuz he seemed briefly to have potential as a decent human being. He’s now loathed for good reasons, but there was a time when I thought he’d be a semi-bright future for GT.
What was I thinking? My bad.

By: Nut man

Nut man — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:30:20 +0000

Oh it will. I try to screw him over any chance I get, and I know I’m not the only one. He is also making loads of enemies with the Chinese staff, so eventually he’ll screw with someone who has more Guangxi than he has and that’ll be that.

I just hope I see him in my country one day so I can smack him in the head.

By: Bush man

Bush man — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:27:08 +0000

I’m not a homophobe, unless the homosexual in question is an underhanded little shit, which Li Hongwei is.

Yes a lot of people have a vendetta against him. So, maybe it’s not such a good guy you’re defending.

By: Bush man

Bush man — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:25:08 +0000

If Chinese media wants to present itself as a credible alternative to Western media, which it loves to SAY it is, then they can prove it by taking the heat.

By: Peep Bo

Peep Bo — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:21:37 +0000

Sue where? In a Chinese kangaroo court? Riiiiight!

By: Peep Bo

Peep Bo — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:15:01 +0000

Hell, hongbao payments have been around forever. Does anyone really expect Chinese newspaper management to develop and enforce a policy forbidding reporters from accepting hongbao money when they’re so vastly underpaid? I know of one situation at the Shanghai Star in which the assigning editor actually took the hongbao that was given to the reporter.

By: Freeslave

Freeslave — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:41:52 +0000

Based on these comments it’s time someone start a website where state-run media survivors can connect and post grievances. I wonder how long Li Hongwei will last by constantly screwing people over? Behavior such as his is bound to catch up with him at some point.

By: Liquid Swords

Liquid Swords — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:04:57 +0000

@ ‘Bush man,’ Down under blunder and the rest: it’s clear you have a personal vendetta against LHW, for whatever reason. It’s also possible that you have a point (a Chinese friend who used to work there suggests this is so). But all this ‘ends justify the means’ stuff is needless bravado, and deeply, deeply undermines your argument. His private life should remain so, and the only matter of any importance is the professional record of GT’s management and staff. Frankly, your homophobia revolts me and only inspires sympathy for LHW. If those are your tactics, you’d make a first-class politician.

On the matter of Zhao Ran’s culpability, she’s called a senior reporter. I assume she has worked there for at least a couple of years, so she’s not some half-witted naif. She could have called management for help, could have simply gone and interviewed literally anyone, it’s not hard. She could even have called a foreign editor (they’re friendly enough) and asked them to suggest interviewees, rather than pointing the finger when she was caught. No one’s suggesting a witch-hunt, but I think this article is pretty balanced. It’s not like it’s going to cause any dent in her career, after all.