The China Daily has been slipping lately. Once it was a source of state-approved commentary. It was crap reading (still is), but at least it allowed you to know what the State Council was thinking. The latest error isn’t on the scale of the ‘renminbi revaluation‘ screw-up. No one will lose millions - but someone will likely lose their job. (Via Danwei):
The China Daily website republished a story taken from USA Today last week, almost certainly without permission.
Titled China under spell of mighty ‘Super Voice Girl’ the article looks at the reality show / talent contests like American Idol that are becoming popular in China.
It seems that the editor-censors did not read the article very closely; the China Daily version still includes the following line:Super Girl is surprisingly participatory. This remains a country where people can’t elect their leaders. But they can vote for their favorite singers.
