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About What’s on Weibo
What’s on Weibo is an independent news site reporting social trends in an ever-changing China. What’s on Weibo sheds light on China’s social media, dynamic digital developments, and the trends that are shaping the present and future of Chinese culture & society.
With a strong focus on China’s online media environment, What’s on Weibo aims to explain the story behind the hashtag. It is meant for people and (marketing) companies to create a deeper understanding of China today and the growing importance of the Internet, social media, brands, and popular culture in the PRC.
What’s on Weibo is fully independent, and is not affiliated with Sina Weibo or other social media companies in any way. For an explanation of the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, please go to our Short Introduction of Sina Weibo. We always cite or link to our sources.
What’s on Weibo articles have been featured and mentioned by different international media, including BBC, Buzzfeed, Business Insider, Caixin Global, Calcalist, China Daily, China Digital Times, CNBC, Daily Mail, Global Times, GeenStijl, Huffington Post, International Business Times, La Tribune, Munchies, NOS, NPR, Newsweek, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Parool, Spiegel Online, South China Morning Post, Time (magazine), 360 Magazine, The Sun, The Week, That’s Mag, VICE Magazine, USA Today, Washington Post, 內幕雜誌 [Inside Magazine], 新浪 [Sina News], and others. The site attracts some 250,000 to 300,000 international readers each month.
Visitors have free and unlimited access to all of our articles, and can support our site by donating here.
For an overview of the entire editorial team of What’s on Weibo please see our Team Page.
Editor-in-Chief
Manya Koetse
Founder & Editor-in-chiefManya Koetse is a China media watcher and the editor-in-chief of www.whatsonweibo.com. She is a writer, public speaker, and consultant (Sinologist, MPhil) on social trends in China, with a focus on online media and digital developments, popular culture, and gender issues.
Manya founded What’s on Weibo in 2014 to provide societal, cultural, and historical insights into an ever-changing China through the lens of Chinese social media. What’s on Weibo is fully managed by Koetse, who has authored around a thousand articles on this site over the past few years.
For more about What’s on Weibo and its media coverage, see about What’s on Weibo. For more about Manya’s media appearances, from BBC World to CCTV, see Manya in the media.
Email:manya@whatsonweibo.com
Miranda Barnes
Assignment EditorMiranda Barnes is a Chinese blogger, media watcher, and part-time translator. She has a strong interest in Chinese online media and culture, and has been What’s on Weibo’s assignment editor, selecting news events and feature stories, since the summer of 2017. Born in Shenyang, and having lived in Beijing, Barnes is now based in London together with her British husband. On www.abearandapig.com they share news of travels around Europe and Asia.
Gabi Verberg
Reporter & ResearcherGabi Verberg is a Business graduate from the University of Amsterdam who has worked and studied in Shanghai and Beijing (Beijing Language and Culture University). She now lives in Amsterdam and works as a part-time translator, with a particular interest in Chinese modern culture and politics. Gabi is a reporter and researcher for What’s on Weibo since summer of 2018.
