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2007/12/23

Choking on Growth

In a series of articles enriched with impressive multimedia, the New York Times portrays the downsides of China's rapid economic growth.

The New York Times website has a series of articles called “Choking on Growth”, dealing with China's rapid economic growth and the pollution which is a side-effect of the industrialization of the country. With lengthy articles, videos, maps and audio slideshows with impressive documentary photography, this series provides lots of background information about one of the biggest problems associated with the emerging global player.

In the past years, the New York Times has been struggling with the decline in traditional newspapers, as electronic media became more and more important. To combat this and supplement the content of their printed issue, the Times has been seeking to improve their online presence. Multimedia features like this series, with additional high quality online material to complement the articles, are giving a whole new dimension to a topic.


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