Comments on: It’s Not A Sin To Work For Global Times

By: RFH

RFH — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:35:02 +0000

@John Monash Brilliant. One sometimes forgets Chris is out there, nursing his grudges and licking his wounds/balls. Thanks for the timely reminder. Yes, Richard Burger, what a famous “asshole”

By: John Monash

John Monash — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:13:32 +0000

I’d prefer a triple dose of CDE sock-puppets, pls.
Instead of only a Laurence & Oscar double-act.

By: RhZ

RhZ — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:22:24 +0000

I’d like half a pound of top-quality foreigner, pls. No, only triple-a quality foreigner will do.

By: SeaHorse

SeaHorse — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:38:34 +0000

As a graphic designer my biggest complaint is actually the look of the website. I can’t stand it when people use ‘oriental’ fonts.

By: Lawrence Brownlee

Lawrence Brownlee — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:21:53 +0000

Burger always refers to his time with Global Times as being with an “internationally renowned English language newspaper in China”. Which may impress some American idiots in the US but doesn’t fool anyone else. And Oskar is right, “Peking Duck” is a BeijingCream wannabe unmoderated slag fest where the lowest ranking demoninator – such as the boorish FOARP who now makes it his home – wins. Folk like that are unrepresetative of the majority of higher quality expats that write about China, and Peking Duck just brings the genre down to its lowest level of intellect.

By: narsfweasels

narsfweasels — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:56:30 +0000

Silence, disgruntled ABC with a grudge!

By: bag-o-dicks

bag-o-dicks — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:46:40 +0000

“On his CV ”

Total stalker.

By: bag-o-dicks

bag-o-dicks — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:43:55 +0000

You’ve never read the paper, have you?

By: Oskar Riesemann

Oskar Riesemann — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:29:17 +0000

Richard Burger of Peking Duck blog used to work for the Global Times. Which figures, given he’s a total asshole and his Peking Duck “blog” nothing much better than toilet tissue for the eyeballs. On his CV he describes his time at GT as being with an “internationally recognized english language newspaper” and consequently promotes himself as an expert on China as a result. He’s not, he’s an American asswipe and many of these journo types are the same..

By: RhZ

RhZ — Fri, 31 May 2013 09:50:32 +0000

I still don’t really understand this story, and it seems to me that Ms. Li is not helping much.

Why would Zhang expect Wang to help him? Why would Wang, working for China Business News, be in a position to help Zhang? Why would Zhang lose track of his goal (supposedly, helping his parents by getting information about the accident) and decide the most pressing thing in the world is calling out Wang?

Zhang really comes across as arrogant to decide that Wang’s lack of help is rude and inconsiderate. You are asking a favor and you get turned down and have a hissy fit? That’s bs. Additionally, why would Zhang be surprised that he is looked down upon by many for working for an organization like GT? Has he not been there long? If he has, he really needs to get out more often.

I still wonder if the whole thing wasn’t a set up. Where was this accident and what police station is implicated? Zhang needs to come clean.

By: Owain Lloyd-Williams

Owain Lloyd-Williams — Fri, 31 May 2013 09:15:02 +0000

Nicely written and very informative Justin – always good to read articles that go against the popular grain. I can’t say I’ve worked for the Global Times or The China Daily though have always been intrigued as to how the general workings of foreign editors is undertaken there.

By: Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Fri, 31 May 2013 08:58:45 +0000

SCMP is a mainland paper now for all intents and after they finally get rid of the expat writers and completely staff it with mainland “talent” like their editor in chief, will they show their true colors. Kind of like Fox News.