Inside the Modern Dragon

China: A 21st Century Engine of Change

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For more information, contact Patti Mohr at: pattimohr@yahoo.com.

Submit Your Work

Inside the Modern Dragon is a new media journalism project is search of supporters and contributors. ITMD started with a simple goal: Share information about the world’s fastest-growing economy with the world at large.

The original intent was to publish articles and broadcast video clips written and taken by one person. But the purpose has evolved. In the interest of serving the public and in answering the call for a new, cooperative style of journalism, ITMD is now expanding its scope. This project will grow to include work by people of Chinese heritage, scholars of globalization and business men and women working in China.

ITMD is looking for three types of content: research papers and personal essays. Submission requirments are below.

Research-based articles:

Articles must be original. That is, the content should be thoroughly cited with endnotes and HTML links where possible. Articles should credit all sources for facts and analysis. Furthermore, the scope of the article should be free of conflict of interest, and authors’ professional affiliations should be fully disclosed in a byline. (For more guidelines, please consult the Center for Independent Media for Code of Ethics, http://newjournalist.org/ethics/).

ITMD is especially interested in publishing articles that provide insight about economic and societal changes in China, Chinese business customs, and China’s evolving role in international development and relations. ITMD is not interested in articles dealing with China’s military or strategic objectives, unless they elucidate how the issues affect international trade or impact society. Articles should be written in the third-person and single-spaced in a Word document.

Important: On initial query, do not send the paper. Just send a one-paragraph description of your paper in an email to Patti Mohr at pattimohr@yahoo.com.

Essays:

ITMD is accepting submissions of stories about China written by tourists, people of Chinese heritage, and business men and women conducting work in China. Stories can be written in a first-person narrative. They should provide a sense of time and place and should help readers better understand and appreciate the Chinese culture. Pieces can be reflective. Writers should be true to their own personal impressions and experiences. Yet, they should be able to acknowledge, either in tone or by implication, their limitations and cultural biases.

Payment: ITMD cannot provide financial compensation for writers. ITMD can provide a forum for writers who wish to share their thoughts with prospective employers, publishers and the world at large.