About this episode
The episode discusses the decline of U.S. journalists in China and the implications of this trend.
There are fewer U.S. journalists working in China now than at any point since the two countries normalized relations in the 1970s. Today, the New York Times has one reporter in the country, the Wall Street Journal two, soon to be one, and the Washington Post none. Features editor Tom Mitchell and reporter Eliot Chen return to the podcast to discuss Eliot’s investigation into why the journalist population in China has struggled to rebound. While Beijing doesn’t seem to mind this turn of event...
People in this episode
Guests: Tom Mitchell, Eliot Chen
Topics covered
- journalism
- China
- U.S.-China relations
- media landscape
- reporters
- investigation
Keywords
- journalism
- China
- U.S. journalists
- media
- reporters
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
Places: China, U.S.
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