Chinese officials have hired a US-based media firm to help promote China and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Vippi Media signed a $300,000 deal to employ influencers to create content across TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch. ...
This article is published with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. BEIJING — Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of sports and political harmony ...
Foresight News rounds up the key events that need to be in your news diary this week… MONDAY Home Secretary Priti Patel and London Mayor Sadiq Khan begin the search for a new Met Police ...
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Russia the country isn’t here — technically. Its athletes are competing under the acronym ROC, for Russian Olympic Committee, for the third time. The national colors and flag are banned ...
Speedskating trials last October in Beijing, a controversial choice as host city for the 2022 Winter Games (Lintao Zhang/International Skating Union/Getty Images) The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony was underway at the Temple of Hera, the oldest ...
The Olympics have long been a near-ideal forum for businesses looking to promote themselves, with plenty of opportunities for brands to incorporate ads into the pageantry and feel-good stories of athletes overcoming adversity – all ...
For athletes, the Olympic Games are the highlight of their careers. For everyone else, they’re a way to show off national pride, a chance to become a chair expert, and of course, a commercial. There ...
Infrastructure Midweek cloture allowed deliberation over a $1-trillion infrastructure package to advance in the Senate. But that happened without the support of Florida Sens. Marco Rubio or Rick Scott, who each voted nay on allowing ...
