Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is a British radio correspondent and journalist. He has degrees in Chinese Studies from
Mandarin Chinese in 1987 whilst in China.[1]
Gifford was on staff at the
China's 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometres) "mother road" stretching from Shanghai to the Gobi Desert. Gifford initially covered this journey in a seven-part radio series for NPR's program Morning Edition, as one of his last journalistic projects in China.[1][2][3]
Gifford is currently the China editor of The Economist (beginning August 2011), and was previously the London bureau chief for NPR.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b David J. Lynch (4 September 2007). "Review: Book shows China has a fragile side, too". USA Today. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ Dinah Gardner (1 December 2007). "An over-traveled road". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ross Leckie (30 May 2008). "Paperback – China Road: One Man's Journey into the Heart of Modern China by Rob Gifford". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ NPR (2011). China's Growing Reach Spans Continents. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ The Economist (2012). Rob Gifford. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
External links
- "NPR biography of Rob Gifford". NPR. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- Podcast of Rob Gifford discussing “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” at the Shanghai International Literary Festival
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