Caixin Media

Caixin Media Company Ltd. (财新网) is a Beijing-based media group providing financial and business news and information through periodicals, online, conferences, books, and online video programs. Caixin Media currently heads two titles, Century Weekly and China Reform.

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Company Structure

Hu Shuli, the former founding editor of Caijing Magazine, is one of the founders and the editor-in-chief of Caixin Media. Caixin Media has more than 100 editorial staff. Yang Daming acts as deputy editor-in-chief, and Wang Shuo is editor. The business side is headed by Daphne Wu as Managing Director and General Manager.[1]

History

Caixin Media was established in January 2010, created subsequent to the departure of Hu Shuli and the majority of the editors and reporters at Caijing Magazine in November 2009.[2] The original staff of Caixin Media is entirely employees that left Caijing.

Caixin’s flagship publication, Century Weekly, was first published under Caixin Media on 4 January 2010.[3] Although said to have been created amidst rivalry with the magazine's former staff,[4] it has been billed as the new benchmark for Chinese media.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ramzy, Austin (10 November 2009). "China's 'Most Dangerous Woman' Gets a New Forum". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1936933,00.html#ixzz0ZAieb35Z. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "From Caijing to Caixin – Don’t Die Before You’re Dead". The China Times. 16 October 2009. http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2009/10/16.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Coonan, Clifford (13 January 2010). "Crusading editor fights new war on censorship". The Independent World. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/crusading-editor-fights-new-war-on-censorship-1866131.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  4. ^ Huang Jingjing (5 January 2010). "Rivalry surrounds controversial editor". Global Times. http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-01/496193.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Canaves, Sky and Feng, Sue (7 January 2010). "Hu Shuli's New Magazine Venture". The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/01/07/hu-shulis-new-magazine-venture/. Retrieved 2 January 2010c. 

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