We're looking for passionate and enthusiastic individual to be the Guide to the China Online site of About.com!
What sort of information do we want the new Guide to provide?
Well, we're looking for someone to create a bridge back to China for the Chinese diaspora. The site should inform readers about contemporary China, including the arts, pop culture and the nation’s rapid development. It should also help those growing up away from China learn about the roots of the culture, such as family life, mythology and religion. Content should primarily provide deep background and reference on Chinese culture and current events. Although the site is not primarily a history site, articles on China’s rich past will naturally be included. Since news services operating within China deal with censorship, there is some call to cover major news and put it in context.
What sort of person are we looking for to be the new Guide to China Online?
Our ideal candidate:
- A journalist or author who has written extensively on the country
- A professor who has specific experience teaching about China and has been published in this field
If this sounds like you, and you've got excellent writing skills and the desire to reach and teach a broad audience through your writing, why not
go over to our application site to learn more about our hiring program and submit an application?
Certainly one of the more amusing intellectual property stories to come out of China in recent months:
A DODGY Chinese company has plastered David Beckham's name on condoms, claiming users will score with the ladies like he does on the soccer pitch.
And the Beckham prophylactics, which are not endorsed by the LA Galaxy star, are now the biggest-selling brand in China.
But Britain's The Sun newspaper reports Chinese Galaxy fans want them banned.
"We do not want Beckham to think the Chinese people are disrespecting him. We love him here," one said.
Beckham's publicity people wisely issued this simple statement: "The Condoms are not an official brand." (From NEWS.com.au)
By Jennifer Brea, About.com Guide to World News
