Monday.COME "The creation and quandary of public opinion in China: start with personal experience"

Thecreation and quandary of public opinion in China: start with personalexperience

Mr.Zhang Ping, acolumnist of the Guangzhou-based Southern Media Group, hasrecently beenstripped of his post because of the critical stance hetook in hiscommentaries. He vowed that he would continue to make hisviews known.  In the next Monday.come, he will relay hispersonalexperience to the formation of public opinion in China. For hisbio, please check out: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/asia/28china.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/china-press-freedom

Date:                4April 2011 (Monday)

Time:                 12:30pm - 2 pm

Venue:             NAH208

Speakers:         Mr. Zhang Ping   Former Southern Media Group columnist

Host:                  Prof. Joseph M. Chan   Professor ofJournalism and Communication

Language:       Presentations inMandarin and Cantonese, discussion can be in English too
(interpreters available upon pre-meeting request)