The following post features student writing.

Today was our third full day in Shanghai. The first thing we did was visit the students at the Shanghai school for the last time. When we arrived at the school, the students were still in classes, so we played some table tennis. We then ate lunch and interviewed the students afterward. Our interviews were one-on-one, so we got to know the people we were each interviewing very well. This interview session was very beneficial to all of our research projects, as all of the students could answer any questions about China and offered unique perspectives on each of our project topics. Afterward, we took a picture with the students of the school and said goodbye to them.

After we left the school, we visited the headquarters of one of the most popular newspaper companies in all of Shanghai: The Shanghai Daily. The Shanghai Daily is unique in that it is written entirely in English and caters to a western readership. Because the newspaper is owned by Shanghai United Media Group, however, the government does provide feedback on what The Shanghai Daily publishes. For example, the government sent the newspaper a note about today’s front page headline. While we were at the newspaper, the people working at the company gave us a presentation and told us about the company and the newspaper. After they informed us, they answered our questions. We asked a wide variety of questions regarding the central government’s involvement in the publishing of the newspapers, the impact of the current public opinion of the media on the newspaper’s position as a distributor of news, and the intricacies of producing a daily paper.

The last thing we did was go to a dinner hosted by Mr. Tan, whose son graduated this year. We then rode on a subway through eleven stops to a place close to our hotel and then walked to our hotel.

Thanks for reading, and take care.

– Jungwoo & Kishan