The Chinese journalists, who arrived at Cal State Long Beach June 27, are
nearly halfway through an intensive seven-week certificate training program.
The professional journalists are from the Chinese Business Media Conglomerate in Beijing, which has more than 2 million readers with bureaus and correspondents in 20 provinces, major cities and autonomous regions throughout China.
CBMC publishes the China Business Newspaper, a Chinese language newspaper for the professional business community in the People's Republic of China, and the Shopping Guide, a cultural and entertainment newspaper.
Most weekdays begin with a three-hour lecture, and end with a workshop or visit to a media agency.
"I think they enjoy the program, and find it interesting."
A few of the speakers are; Dr. William Mulligan of CSULB's journalism department, who is the program's curriculum coordinator and has worked for the Xinhua News Agency and the China Daily in Beijing; CSULB alumnus Dan Crisp, production manager at Dow Jones & Co. that publishes the Wall Street Journal; Michael Parks, editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner; and Rich Archbold, executive editor of the Press-Telegram.
Intel Computer, the Press-Telegram and the San Jose Mercury News are just some of the media agencies the journalists will visit.
Both the teachers and lessons have been very helpful, said Li Ergang, editor in chief of the news section for China Business.
"I think they enjoy the program, and find it interesting," Douglas Faigin, president of City News Service, said after his lecture Tuesday.
Faigin spoke to the journalists about the definition of news and the rationale behind editorial news decisions by the media in the United States.
Wednesday the journalists toured the Los Angeles based City News Services.
"The program is a great experience for them," Faigin said.
The management lectures have been very helpful towards learning the American way, said Wu Haixiang, director of production for China Business.
"The program has [taught] me how Americans make editorial decisions," Guan Jie, assistant editor in chief of the Shopping Guide, said.
"Yes!" they all emphatically answered when asked if they liked the campus and Southern California.
The other journalists and specialists on campus are: Li Peiyu, Long Zhenghong, Ge Ning, Zhang Jin, Dong Ping, Wang Mengqun, Zhao Yuehong, Liu Yin, Kan Hongjie, Lan Hongyu, Zhang Yuying, Li Jingli, Zhao Hong, Yu Doghui, Fu Li, Mao Shuo, Xie Hongling and Ding Yi.