arden dzx's List: new media

中国将在21世纪为世界的文明发展与进步做出更为重要的贡献，互联网也将在新世纪的文化传播和信息交流中起到举足轻重的作用。因此，网络的控制权和自主权对于中国而言，是具有重要战略意义的资源。近年来我国的信息技术有了跨越性的发展，我国已建立起以中文为载体的信息网络，开发、引进和使用了一批先进的网络传播技术(硬件和软件)，这有助于构建有中国时代特色的文化思想和信息平台，有助于弘扬东方民族文化和中国主流文化，以建立起中国的文化高地。

I see the Betancourt story as a sign that the traditional US media—its traditional eminence eroded by a proliferation of alternative outlets, erosion of its revenue base, and the subsequent decline of the journalistic coverage and quality that once gave it its distinction and competitive advantage—realizes that promotional partners are needed to give its generic product added prominence.

For US media outlets, the biggest promotional partner is, of course, the US government.