The China Media Project is pleased to announce the launch of its latest book, a memoir by Southern Weekly founder Zuo Fang (左方).
The book, which begins with a fascinating personal perspective on such historical events at the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, tells one insider’s story of the birth and development of one of contemporary China’s most influential newspapers.

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Zuo Fang’s new memoir joins our line-up of great titles with Cosmos Books.
Anyone interested is invited to attend the book’s launch, which will be attended by the author.

BOOK LAUNCH: How the Steel Was Not Refined (鋼鐵是怎樣煉不成的)
Co-published by the Journalism & Media Studies Centre/CMP and Cosmos Books
When: June 27 (Friday), 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Cosmos Books, No. 30, Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
The event will be attended by the author, Zuo Fang, and other Southern Weekly veterans.
For more information, contact Cosmos Books at
(852) 2823-9908, Ms. Zhang.
CLICK HERE to register online for the event, or call the telephone number above.
JMSC新書《鋼鐵是怎樣煉不成的》—— 左方與《南方周末》新書發佈會定於2014年6月27日(星期五)下午3:30至5:30在灣仔莊士敦道30號天地圖書公司舉行。
本書作者左方先生是中國內地最受歡迎的報紙《南方周末》創始人,他在書中回憶了跌宕起伏的人生歷程;對於中國當代史和中國傳媒發展史,這本書提供的第一手資料彌足珍貴。左方先生和多位南周元老將到會。
請與天地圖書網上報名:http://web.cosmosbooks.hk/Default.aspx?ID=1248

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Zuo Fang at work during the early days of Southern Weekly in the 1980s.
[ABOVE: Zuo Fang at work during the early days of Southern Weekly in the 1980s.]


David Bandurski

CMP Director

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