President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping just recently met face-to-face for the first time in a year. On this week’s On the Media, a look at why Chinese state media released glowing content about the U-S leading up to the summit. Plus, the rise and fall of the online feminist publication Jezebel.
1. Daniel Sneider [@DCSneider)], lecturer in East Asian Studies and international policy at Stanford University, on what the media made of President Biden's meeting with President Xi Jinping. Listen.)
- Drew Harwell [@drewharwell)], tech reporter for The Washington Post, on TikTok's place in the Israel-Hamas war. Listen.)
3. Anna Holmes [@AnnaHolmes)], founding editor of Jezebel, on the birth, life, and death of a website devoted to women. Listen.)
Music from this week's show:
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - AvalonSkylark - Anita O’DayWhat's That Sound - Michael AndrewsJesusland - Ben FoldsTilliboyo - Kronos Quartet
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