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My impression of German media I read (FAZ, SPON, Welt, taz and a regional paper) is that nothing positive is being reported that is linked to China. I have the
by 88840-8855 5y ago
My impression of German media I read (FAZ, SPON, Welt, taz and a regional paper) is that nothing positive is being reported that is linked to China. I have the feeling that negative articles are highlighted and very visible (and receive many anti-China comments) while positive articles do not exist at all - and if they published, then there is little interest and only a few comments.
The biggest positive article in the last months was their landing on Mars. However, it received only very little attention. On "Welt" it was bombarded with anti-Chinese comments and then the comment section was closed.
I wonder why I realise this phenomenon. Perhaps it is my Confirmation Bias?
Just wanted to share those thoughts with you.
- the-dude 5y agoMore anecdata from NL : China bad, Russians bad. What surprises me the most as a child from the 80ies is how Russia has been resurrected as public enemy #1.
- brnt 5y agoThe article on the Dutch public broadcaster is extremely neutral and more detailed than I anticipated [1]. Not sure how Russia is related to the Chinese space program, but the coverage of Russian critics is pretty well done, I would say. Not enough maybe. It goes without saying there can be very little good to report on the Russian government, but let's please not reduce the largest European country to their leadership. [1] https://nos.nl/artikel/2385399-china-lanceert-taikonauten-naar-nieuw-ruimtestation https://nos.nl/artikel/2385399-china-lanceert-taikonauten-na...
- the-dude 5y agoI included zhe Russians because the approach seems equivalent. Somehow, the average Dutch anonymous website commenter thinks Putin is an evil dictator who must be punished at all costs and the Chinese are performing a literal holocaust while their citizens have an awful unfree life.
- brnt 5y agoThose claims are well-supported by evidence. If you would like to dispute that evidence, go ahead. But if that sort of news is all you read about China and Russia, you seem to be clicking only on the political headlines. Plenty other news is covered from those countries.
- the-dude 5y agoThat's what I said.
- throwaway4good 5y agoThe media in most European countries do not have the resources to do independent reporting on China nor Russia, and thus relies a few usually American news outlets. I have notice how one often can find articles, where you can see on the language it has been translated line from line from an English source.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoThe invasion of Ukraine and assassination attempts of its own citizens in the EU didn’t help. It’s hard to hide spycraft these days, and the daily satellite updates showing Chinese expansion into contested territory is the main news story for those countries being impacted.