EastSouthWestNorth

EastSouthWestNorth is an English-language China-focused blog written by Roland Soong (宋以朗, Cantonese: [sʊ̄ŋìlɔ̀ːŋ])), a Hong Kong-based blogger. The blog combines English translations of Chinese articles, comments and recommended reading.[1] It was started in 2003 when Roland Soong moved back to Hong Kong. Notable subjects include Eileen Chang, J-Pop, and Shanghai World Expo.

Influence

According to a survey conducted by Rebecca MacKinnon in late 2006, EastSouthWestNorth appears to be substantially more important to foreign correspondents than other English-language China-focused blogs.

Media Presence

Roland Soong has been interviewed by BBC News, Next Magazine, OhmyNews, Reuters and The Standard, a free Hong Kong newspaper.

gollark: One of them seems to be mismatched, so it veers horribly left.
gollark: The ultrasonic one is easy, the accelerometer/gyro was mildly annoying due to poor docs but is doing things now, getting useful stuff from the camera means complex computer vision things.
gollark: I haven't gotten much working with it yet, but a camera, ultrasonic distance sensor (the very common module for that), and accelerometer/gyroscope.
gollark: They are! We may need to replace them!
gollark: We have this HIGHLY advanced prototype so far.

References
  1. Ethan Zuckerman (2013). Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-08283-8.
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