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“China’s Macbeth” Bo Xilai Gets Life in Prison PBS Newshour

The story of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai had everything – affairs, embezzlement, bribes and scenes from a lavish lifestyle. Orville Schell, of the Asia Society, said Bo Xilai’s story is that of a Chinese “MacBeth.” The Oxford and Harvard-educated…

Orville Schell on a Responsible Press

Orville Schell describes the dilemma journalists face when reporting the news in wartime. “[Reporters] know if they just come up with bad news, they’re going to be pilloried. They know their news outlets will be criticized. Advertisers will abandon,” he…