bleeding orange

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

I used to have one favourite technology journalist, the only journalist whose name I could remember. And then, he left The Guardian and joined The Economist. Now I wonder if he did it out of sheer hatred for China. 😂

[David Fishman @pretentiouswhat]

A summary of my small and very informal survey about media coverage on China (below):

Among clearly mainstream outlets, Bloomberg was the overwhelming favorite. The Guardian also got good support.

Caixin got a decent amount of love, which I think it has earned, but it probably would be a stretch to call it MSM. SCMP is also borderline - highly relevant for the China beat, but overall much more of a regional outlet than a truly global mainstream one.

On the negative side, the BBC, WSJ, and The Economist were the outlets most strongly criticized.

NYT was criticized too, but it also had its defenders too, so the overall picture was mixed there. Same with the FT. Sentiment seemed to learn towards: "it depends on the journalist" which I think is right.

I found it interesting the global wire services - Reuters, AP, AFP - were hardly mentioned at all. Perhaps this is a good thing? After all, if they don't come to mind as being bad OR good, then it suggests they're largely doing what they're supposed to do - providing neutral baseline reporting and leaving interpretation to others.

Also notably, few thought to mention CNBC, CNN, WaPo, either positively or negatively.

As for my own take: I'd go with Bloomberg for best (along with Caixin, although it's outside the MSM category) and The Economist and WSJ tied for worst.

If we expand the definition of "MSM" to include more regional outlets like leading national dailies, smaller-country papers, or second-tier publications, I suspect we'd find a higher signal-to-noise ratio overall. For example, I've generally had positive interview experiences and impressions of coverage from various European outlets, which often seem less locked into the dominant Anglo media framing.

I could perhaps re-do this survey more "properly" with something more shareable (e.g. on SurveyMonkey) to gather more data...if there's interest in that.

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

@diary_owl And I can't pronounce 2/5 of the word!

[mr. joshua @pants]

The New PJs (1/4)

[abubakarsaddiq.base.eth @abubakardefi]

@AssalRad

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

Just made English and Chinese subtitles for the silent SF film "Космический рейс / Cosmic Voyage" (1936) https://t.co/7AELLrDTVW

[Russian Memes United @RussianMemesLtd]

something's wrong

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

🤣

[Almut Rochowanski @rochowanski]

Yes, makes total sense, Greta is the reason young women reject patriarchal and otherwise exploitative institutions. Because as the wise old men at the Telegraph know best, young women are brainless, silly little things who can't think for themselves.

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

Он жив! Ура! 😆

[Adrian Edmondson ❎ @AdrianEdmondson]

Yes, it's me! Haven't tweeted in a while...
I've made a programme with my chum Sam West. C5 went with the rather prosaic 'Sam & Ade Go Birding' (fair enough, we do that). Though I wanted to call it 'Larking About' (which we mostly do). Tuesday 8pm C5.
https://t.co/mccy9cIdNB

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

🙏

[筑摩書房 @chikumashobo]

【訃報】
漫画家のつげ義春さんが2026年3月3日、誤嚥性肺炎のため逝去されました。88歳でした。ご遺族からのご連絡を受けここにお知らせいたします。

筑摩書房では、マンガの歴史を変えた名作やエッセイを集めた「つげ義春コレクション」等を刊行させていただきました。謹んでお悔やみ申し上げます。

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

９ページあるけど、詩が2ページ😆

[大槻ケンヂ・オーケン @OfficialOken]

ためし読み、こんなのあるんだ。こんなに読めるの。

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

Poor ChatGPT crashed when trying to translate "a whole afternoon" into Russian. You never know what’s going to break you.😂

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

"Крокодил Гена и его друзья" / Filmstrip "Crocodile Gena and His Friends" [ru, en, ch subtitles] https://t.co/nYf5dWlNTG

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

it was america, so it was not terrorism, but justice for democracy

[Somaya ☭ | yuta kaisen @arguablysomaya]

terrorism, but because america did it, there will be no global outrage

[Almut Rochowanski @rochowanski]

Link: https://t.co/m7cOH5nb9H

[いしまるまくひと @makuhito]

友川カズキのドキュメント映画『花々の過失』が、監督の公式でアップロードされてた（メチャクチャ良いです）

LA FAUTE DES FLEURS
a portrait of Kazuki Tomokawa
(official film)
https://t.co/MaC4I4Afhm

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

Yes, using AI to make a video might be better for the environment, compared to the more traditional ways. But then the removal of the technical barriers also means there will be more people making more videos, much more...

[Michael Inzlicht @minzlicht]

https://t.co/uyigXOPs8h

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

@diary_owl a hug from someone who's survived 44 years. XD

[bleeding orange @bleedingorange]

Леди Макбет нашего уезда (Lady Macbeth of Our District) МТЮЗ 2016 [Ru, En, Ch subtitles] https://t.co/kkrGC8R858 Took me 4 months to make the subtitles. Enjoyed all the torments of translating. Really loved the acting, and hope I'll have the chance to watch it live again...