In this week’s episode, Effy Zhang, a Beijing-based global affairs reporter for the privately-run financial news outlet Caixin, joins Eric & Cobus to talk about how she covers China-Africa issues for her readers in China.
It’s interesting to compare Chinese news coverage from that African and international reports that are often starkly different from one another, even when discussing the same issues.
Show Notes:
- Voice of America: With a Positive Spin, Chinese News Outlets Cover Africa by Salem Solomon
- Council on Foreign Relations: Chinese Soft Power in Africa by John Campbell
- Chinese Journal of Communication: Perceptions of Chinese presence in Africa as reflected in the African media: a case study of Uganda by Goretti L. Nassanga & Sabiti Makara
About Effy Zhang:
Effy Zhang is a Beijing-based reporter and Deputy Editor in Chief for the privately-run financial news outlet Caixin. Effy reports on global affairs for Caixin’s digital distribution arm, Caixin Media Globus, where he articles are distributed on WeChat, Weibo and the hugely popular news aggregator app Jinri Toutiao among others. Effy’s work also appears in Caixin’s printed magazine as well. Effy is a graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University and is very active on Twitter at @EffyZhangmy.
