February 2004 — Zhang is the executive producer of “News Probe,” a CCTV investigative news programme. Winner of numerous national and provincial awards for outstanding television, Zhang has pioneered the production of probing news interviews and bold documentaries at CCTV since 1993. Zhang, a graduate of Beijing’s Central University of Nationalies, has also spearheaded investigative interviews for CCTV’s “Oriental Horizons” program.
Yang, who has a background in court investigation, is currently an investigative reporter for Caijing magazine, one of China’s leading business publications. Yang Haipeng formerly worked as a reporter for Oriental Outlook, a magazine published by China’s official Xinhua News Agency, and for both Southern Daily News Group and Nanjing News Group.
Zhai Minglei is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for Southern Weekend, a mainland newsweekly regarded internationally for its tough reporting of corruption and social issues. After leaving Southern Weekend, Zhai launched Minjian, a non-profit magazine for China’s NGO community. The magazine was shut down by authorities in 2007. Zhai now publishes his own online “newspaper,” 1bao.org. In 2001, Zhai’s expose of corruption within Project Hope, one of China’s best-known non-profit programs, was selected as one of the year’s top news reports by Southern Weekend.
The moment the light went off in the small room in Fenghuo village, Wu Fang knew something terrible was going to happen to her. Three women from the village rushed in, knocked Wu Fang to the floor and began stripping her. Then her husband threw sulfuric acid on her face, chest and thighs. She let out a long cry. The women held her down, spreading acid over her face and breasts, disfiguring her horribly for the rest of her life. Twelve years later, she still seeks words for the pain: “It was like being thrown into the sky and hurled around.”
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Liu Chang explores a 1999 news story that caused a stir across
Liu Chang explores a 1999 news story that caused a stir across
