{"id":35133,"date":"2024-07-26T12:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=35133"},"modified":"2024-07-26T12:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:53:05","slug":"the-top-columnist-for-sfs-largest-chinese-newspaper-mayor-london-breed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/the-top-columnist-for-sfs-largest-chinese-newspaper-mayor-london-breed\/","title":{"rendered":"The top columnist for SF\u2019s largest Chinese newspaper? Mayor London Breed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"A by\u00a0YUJIE ZHOU<\/a><\/strong> JULY 25, 2024, 6:00 AM (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In an election year when Chinese voters are being courted by all the major contenders, incumbent Mayor London Breed relishes a distinct advantage: Every other Sunday, her column gets a full-page spread in the print edition of Sing Tao Daily<\/em><\/a>, San Francisco\u2019s largest Chinese newspaper. Her columns also appear in World Journal<\/em><\/a>, the second-largest Chinese newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newspapers giving an incumbent mayor in a knock-down-drag-out re-election battle such a media position, editors and academics said, raises ethical issues of equal access. It\u2019s particularly relevant in a race when all the major candidates are vying for the Chinese vote, which represents about 15 percent<\/a> of the electorate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cMayor\u2019s Column,\u201d written under her signature, usually contains a bilingual letter about San Francisco, photos of Breed at Chinese community-related events (which often include her allies, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and City Administrator Carmen Chu), a profile photo of Breed, and two QR codes<\/a> for her official WeChat account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n