Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash
by Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y4M3)
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A state-owned TV station in Shanghai has postponed a show that highlights the positive sides of the city's response to an Omicron outbreak after an online backlash.
Shanghai Dragon Television, the city's main TV channel that also broadcasts via satellite to Chinese-speaking audiences globally, announced the decision on social media late on Tuesday night, hours after it was criticised online. Dragon TV said it welcomed valuable feedback to our work".
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