Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was arrested and jailed in China three years ago, has released her first public statement describing the harsh conditions of her imprisonment and how much she misses Australia.
Maybe but that makes it even more perplexing why she would go. It’s not like she would do any actual journalism there like I said. Being told what to say rather than telling the truth isn’t really journalism.
How is that a mystery? She is bi-lingual and was born in China. And yes, she did do “actual journalism” there - she worked for CNBC for nearly a decade.
Ok so she’s bilingual. But I still refute that she did much journalism. Sprouting propoganda and operating in a censored environment isn’t really journalism in my books. She had no editorial independence.
Edit: I think someone here put it better than me. She’s a propagandist not a journalist.
Maybe but that makes it even more perplexing why she would go. It’s not like she would do any actual journalism there like I said. Being told what to say rather than telling the truth isn’t really journalism.
How is that a mystery? She is bi-lingual and was born in China. And yes, she did do “actual journalism” there - she worked for CNBC for nearly a decade.
Ok so she’s bilingual. But I still refute that she did much journalism. Sprouting propoganda and operating in a censored environment isn’t really journalism in my books. She had no editorial independence.
Edit: I think someone here put it better than me. She’s a propagandist not a journalist.