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“Little Rabbit, Be Good” A Subversive New Years’ Video Card

January 24, 2011
By C. Custer
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The most incredible video I have ever seen on the Chinese internet.
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A ChinaGeeks Original Documentary: Kedong County

November 22, 2010
By C. Custer
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We made a documentary! Watch it, and learn more about our next project and how you can help it become a reality.
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A Minor Inconvenience

November 2, 2010
By C. Custer

Here's a video of something that happened when we were up in the Northeast shooting a little documentary.
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Interview Series Episode 2: Secretary Zhang

October 12, 2010
By C. Custer
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An interview with the man who founded 1984bbs. Today, that bbs closes for good. Learn why it was important, and what Zhang had to put up with to keep it open as long as he did.
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Posted in Current Events, Internet, Interviews, Politics, Video | 13 Comments »

The 9.18 Protest: a Show of Force

September 19, 2010
By C. Custer
Los Angeles Times Mobile News

A small but angry group of protesters turned out at the Japanese embassy Saturday morning to protest Japan's actions in the Diaoyu Islands. We headed down there with a video camera to take it all in.
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Posted in Current Events, History, Interviews, Translations, Video | 26 Comments »

Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

August 10, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

Zhang Wen calls on Chinese media to stand up for their rights when faced with unlawful hassle from authorities.
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The Jilin Floods and Web 2.0 Video as Journalism

August 5, 2010
By C. Custer
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Some compelling homemade videos of the Jilin floods cause us to speculate about what the increased prevalence of this kind of video might do for journalism and information freedom within China's authoritarian system.
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Huang Zheng’s “Sell” Music Video

June 30, 2010
By C. Custer
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A pop song about housing prices and its strikingly downbeat music video take the Chinese internet by storm, attracting millions of views and some pretty intense comments.
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TV Review: CNNGo Episode 1

May 31, 2010
By C. Custer
TV Review: CNNGo Episode 1

ChinaGeeks reviews the premiere episode of CNN International's new TV show CNNGo. Better late than never.
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What an Idiot Foreigner Shows Us About Xenophobia and Sexism in China

April 21, 2010
By C. Custer
What an Idiot Foreigner Shows Us About Xenophobia and Sexism in China

A foreigner got drunk and made a fool of himself. How do Chinese people watching the video respond?
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