Throughout the games, but zooming out beyond nbc and these olympics there is an uneasy relationship between china and top u.s. media companies. beijing has pumped big bucks into the entertainment industry and its left media critics wondering if that makes corporate america turn the other way when it comes to serious abuses and other matters involving china. erich schwartzel is a film industry reporter from the wall street journal out with a book red carpet: hollywood, china and the global battle for g cultural suppress maes. do you see a connection between the coverage of olympics and your topic which is china s influence in rhollywood? i think the coverage you just referenced is the exception not the rule. good point. in today s american media industry. let s use the beijing summer olympics from 2008 as a book end. in 2008 when china first hosted the olympics a movie being