Chinese Media Masterclass

The Chinese Media Masterclass is a one-hour video Deep Dive which helps advanced Mandarin learners find native Chinese language news content to best support their language learning needs and interests.

Who is it for?

The Chinese Media Masterclass is for you if you:

✅ Have been learning Chinese for at least 5 years and define yourself as 'advanced'

✅ Are equivalent to HSK5-6, or graduated in Chinese language from university

✅ Know enough characters to read a short news article without too much trouble

✅ Need to read Chinese news as part of your job

✅ Want to find more Chinese language news resources but don't know where to start

How will it help you?

This Masterclass will help you:

✅ Know where to find high quality news content you want to read and learn

✅ Understand the main differences between Chinese language news sites

✅ Save time and energy searching for content so you can focus on learning

What will you learn?

You'll learn:

✅ Which sites are best suited to you and your learning needs

✅ The differences between Mainland and non-Mainland resources

✅ A range of recommended media resources which you can integrate into your Chinese language content diet

What's in it?

The session is a 55 minute presentation, followed by 5 minutes Q&A with people who attended the original live session.

The presentation includes:

1. Objectives: What we aim to achieve through the session
2. Principles: Key questions you need to understand before you choose your news sources
3. Censorship: Understanding how censorship works, how to navigate it, and where to go to get good content which isn’t censored.
4. Types of media
   • Mainland resources
   • Non-mainland resources
5. Recommended resources: Our favourites
   • Mainland news sites
   • WeChat public accounts
   • Non-mainland news sites
   • Podcasts

You will also get a print out and check-list of our recommended news sites, a copy of the presentation, access to the recording, and access to our new Recommended Resources page in the Slow Chinese Notion site.

How much does it cost?

• The price is $50.
• For this you get instant access to the 6- minute video file, the PDF presentation used in the session, and a list of our top 30 media outlets.

What students are saying

Cassandra Hafen, United States

Thanks, Andrew and Zoe, for putting together the Chinese Media Masterclass to help us access the best media possible to help our Chinese improve. I’m already using the tips I learned to read quickly and effectively, making this class a great use of my time. My favorite part of the class was when you discussed how to evaluate the different media sources, which can be tricky for a Chinese learner.

Ilan Bass, UK

Andrew's Media Masterclass is a great resource for anyone learning Chinese and who wants to learn more about how the media in China reports the news. As well as providing many sources of news in China, including some that I had not heard of despite having lived in China for many years, the masterclass explained the angle and lens through which they are written and also what their strengths and weaknesses are. I would highly recommend Andrew's Media Masterclass for any intermediate to advanced learners of Chinese and also to anyone who is interested in learning more about the media in China and therefore how China sees both itself and the world.