Jeremy Goldkorn - Founder, Danwei.org on Western Media and the Beijing Olympics
Jeremy Goldkorn, Founder and Editor In Chief of Danwei.org shares his thoughts on the Beijing Olympics, misperceptions of China by western mainstream media and China's evolving online culture.
Online TV-personality, Jeremy Goldkorn shows the backside of China's society in an informal tone with both critical and quirky elements. Coming from a solid advertisement background, Jeremy has outspoken viewpoints on China's media industry, foreign correspondents and China's fast moving internet.
Jeremy Goldkorn has more than a decade of experience working in the Chinese media, and is the founding editor of Danwei.org, a website about media, advertising and urban life in China.
- Experienced editor and creative director for print and Internet media
- Founded Standards Group, an independent advertising and communications company based in Beijing
- Produce independent documentary and fiction films
Coming from South Africa, Goldkorn has a profound knowledge of the emerging China-Africa relations.
Jeremy Goldkorn speaks both English and Chinese. He has recently been speaker for CLSA, the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, JPMorgen, Picnic Amsterdam, Ad:tech Shanghai 2006, Ad-Tech Beijing 2007 and at Beijing University.