Jocelyn Ford

Beijing-based reporter

Jocelyn Ford appears in the following:

China Made Your TV. Can It Make Your TV Shows?

Friday, February 03, 2012

Last month, Chinese President Hu Jintao announced that his government was investing heavily in homegrown, exportable cultural programming. And yet, just days later, the government s...

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World's Biggest Museum Opens in China

Friday, April 01, 2011

"That is one mother of a Confucius!"  Beijing-based reporter Jocelyn Ford is not prone to hyperbole, but that was her uncensored reaction this week when she visited China's National M...

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Branding Songzhuang

Friday, August 08, 2008

Some years back, a group of artists were hounded out of Beijing by authorities. Some went to Songzhuang village, a farming town an hour away. Now, that village is a boomtown –- based on the market for contemporary Chinese art. Communist officials drink beer with bohemians. Will the ...

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Kongfu Monk

Friday, August 01, 2008

The Buddhist monks of Shaolin Temple may perform at the Olympic opening ceremonies. But they face two deadly foes –- copyright infringement and tourists. Jocelyn Ford took a road trip to the temple with one monk, who turned out not to be quite what he seemed.

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Branding Songzhuang

Friday, November 16, 2007

Some years back, a group of artists were hounded out of Beijing by authorities. Some went to Songzhuang village, a farming town an hour away. Now, that village is a boomtown –- based on the market for contemporary Chinese art. Communist officials drink beer with bohemians. Will the ...

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Web Exclusive: Fang Fang

Friday, November 16, 2007

Fang Fang, the art mogul behind Beijing’s Star Gallery, explains why China's young artists are a world apart from their counterparts in the West. Produced by Jocelyn Ford.

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