Visual Stories
1. Local Understanding of a Melting Glacier:Conversing with Lamas and Circumambulators in Shangri-La
2. Melting sacredness: global warming threatens tourist landmarks
3. Eco-Disaster and a China on the Wane
Endorsement
★ 特约观察员,Mekong River Damming issues,World Hydropower Congress,土耳其,2007年。(因对环境问题的持续关注和深度报道,受特邀参加世界水电站大会)
★ 国际培训,Ozone Depletion and Environmental Reporting,UNDP,新加坡,2007年。(与联合国开发计划署的培训官探讨臭氧层空洞和全球变暖如何在中国报道)
★ 国际培训,环境新闻国际写作营,INTERNEWS国际记者培训机构,泰国清迈,2007年。(分析湄公河区域的最佳案例和实践分享的可能)
★ 特约专家,“法治报道与和谐社会”,INTERNEWS国际记者培训机构,西安、北京、昆明,2007年。(受邀对环境报道与和谐社会问题发表评论和演讲)
★ 特约专家,环境新闻国际研讨班,首都青年记者协会,北京,2007年。(全程组织针对全国一线环境调查记者的培训,设计培训教材,提供同声传译
★ 特约艺术家,蔓延的爱:艾滋病与公众传播,提交作品:AIDS象征及其他(诗歌),昆明,2008年。(呼吁公共媒体对艾滋病的持续关注和正确报道)
★ 特约艺术家,《江湖——摩登传媒》艺术展,提交作品:文释(装置),昆明,2006年。(反思媒体自身的效用和负面影响)
★ 特约艺术家,《江湖——格斗橙》艺术展,提交作品:昆明——格尔尼卡(油画),2006年。(以油画的方式“写作”昆明公交车站遭小轿车冲撞事件,造成大量伤亡)
★ 每周人物,在INTERNEWS国际记者培训机构与中国传媒大学共同组织的网站,集中呈现对云南环境的一系列报道。
About Us

This project is designed to mapping aqua-crisis in Southwest Yunnan province, home to World Natural Heritage Three Parallel Rivers, through environmental anthropology and advocacy journalism perspectives; in order to document how mega-urbanization initiative and water-transfer projects will shape Southwest China.


This project will focus on four following parts:

  • Dianchi Lake pollution and cleansing project (by using water transfer from upper-Yangtze River) : governmental strategies and eco-worries behind
  • Demolition of villages and urban sprawl (the details of “Oriental Geneva”, an exotic concept that has shaped the politico-cultural geography of Southwest China)
  • Water transfer site: talking with Lamas and villagers (the water transfer projects concern many ethnic counties and Tibetan regions)
  • Drought stricken Southwest Yunnan and rubber plantation frenzy (investigation of drought stricken problems and their interrelation with urbanization, governmentality, and social injustice)


  • This project will be rendered through photo journalism, visual anthropology films, investigative reportage and anthropological commentaries. All the products would be carried or shared by media, organizations, institutions and governmental research entities.
  • China Dialogue bilingual website, established by UK BBC veteran journalist (photo journalism, investigative stories)
  • Xinhua News Agency (Outlook magazine, Xinhua international website, photo journalism, investigative stories, journals; stories will also be distributed through Earth Journalism Network, a U.S. based journalism training NGO)
  • Wilson Environmental Center (research paper, commentaries and presentation)
  • Regional Center for Sustainable Development, Chiang Mai University (paper presentation)
  • Institute for Nationalities Research, Yunnan University (paper presentation, seminars)
  • London School of Economics (paper presentation for European urbanization research project)
  • Institute of Journalism, Nanjing University and Johns Hopkins Nanjing Center (paper presentation, seminars, photo exhibition, visual anthropology film showing)

  • Join us and support us.
    xinhuatopia@hotmail.com
    Zhou Lei