Owen

Contributor, Global Voices Online

Owen is a contributor for Global Voices Online, and a self-described news junkie and music lover.

Owen is a contributor for Global Voices Online, and a self-described news junkie and music lover.


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China’s ‘Super Bowl’ of TV — its New Year’s spectacular — disappoints the masses

Arts, Culture & Media

Known as Chunwan, the New Year’s variety show typically draws hundreds of millions of viewers. But when it aired on January 30, 2014, it seemed long on propaganda and short on entertainment, disappointing nearly 60% of Chinese, according to a survey.