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Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.

Archive for March, 2008

Haiku for March 10

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Clear sun, air and dirt
You, state worker gardener
Leave me a tulip

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Bring the Noise, Bring the Ad

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

This was an interview I did with CEO of Focus Media, Jiang Nanchun, for our first edition of Enterprise. Each month, I’ll conduct an interview with a Chinese business leader. I did this interview in Chinese and then translated it into English. Below, find both versions.
Q&A with Megan Shank
Bring the Noise, Bring the AD
According [...]

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Hi Strangers

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

It’s been some time since I’ve visited this blog, and I feel compelled to check in and say hello. The past month and a half has been challenging on so many levels, but it has also been full of awesome things like a trip to Hanoi and a Bjork concert and an amazing act of [...]

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Demystifying the U.S. Election

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

I worked with writer Amy Sennett on this piece. Believe me when I say that explaining how the presidential election works to Chinese readers in 1,200 words is a true challenge, but Amy did brilliantly. It was fun to work with her on this piece.

Demystifying the U.S. Election
By Amy J. Sennett
With the U.S. presidential primaries [...]

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