Comments on: The Pioneering Demise of the Chinese Press

By: Shanghai Oriental Post editors are High | CHINAYOUREN

Shanghai Oriental Post editors are High | CHINAYOUREN — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:13:54 +0000

[...] A little update on the Oriental Morning Post. I know nobody is interested because nobody actually reads this paper (not even its editors), but for the sake of consistency I have to inform of their new exploits. Follow me in this new chapter of their fascinating spiral to hell. [...]

By: Great Leap Forward

Great Leap Forward — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:28:15 +0000

The Great Leap Forward was an extraordinarily creative intervention in Chinese economic development.

By: Julen Madariaga

Julen Madariaga — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:48:40 +0000

I love FAIL pictures as well.

On the other hand, I have an annoying tendency to spoil serious posts with silly humour. I hope the readers will realize that the first 3/4 of the post is pretty serious: the Oriental Post is committing suicide, and a good half of the Chinese press is following right behind.

Whether the NY and the WSJ will go down the same road, I guess that is debatable. But it is not necessarily less suicidal than their paywall plans…

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:31:03 +0000

There is no shame in that. I have written entire posts — twice — mostly because I wanted an excuse to use a “Fail” picture.

By: Julen Madariaga

Julen Madariaga — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:03:49 +0000

I always dreamt of having the chance to do a Lolcat, and finally I found an excuse.

Yes, I know, I am a bit late for this. But then, that was kind of the point..