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Introducing the ResponsibleChina Podcast: Doug Ross, CapitolEcoWatch.com

I’m experimenting with podcasts now!

Check out my VERY FIRST EPISODE, an interview with Doug Ross, an environmentalist and producer from CapitolEcoWatch.com, a new Web site that posts video and podcasts from Washington D.C., covering environmental investigations, legislation, links to governmental agencies and NGOs, and daily news related to green issues.

I was first introduced to Ross while working with Christine Lu on The China Business Show (listen to that podcast here.) As a fairly recent observer of China (his first visit to the country was back in 2000), Ross may still have a lot to learn about the country, but he’s doing his best to share knowledge and encourage others to get involved. He is also a strong advocate for the Asian-American community, creating www.ichinese.tv to profile Asian-American entertainers.

respchi-2007-08-22.mp3An Interview with Doug Ross: China and the Environment from a Storyteller’s Perspective
(Music credit: “Fresh,” by MadMaxXB from GarageBand.)

As this is my first experience playing with GarageBand and podcasting, please excuse any technical mishaps. Content-wise, I kept the discussion fairly casual. I chose Ross because 1) I had worked with him before (that’s called “guanxi”) and 2) I wanted to get the perspective of someone who approaches China from a storyteller’s perspective. Over the next few weeks, as I interview more China experts, I want to remind you to listen to their words knowing that they are only sharing one side of the story, and that it takes more than one person to understand a whole country. Ross seems to understand that point very well–he is concerned with individual stories, but only when understood within the context of history and social conditions. And he is very aware of his “outsider” status, as a “big white man from Texas,” as I bluntly point out during our conversation. As a professional storyteller, Ross knows how to ask the right questions, stay humble and remember the big picture.

I asked Doug Ross the following questions:

• What are your first impressions of China?
• What did you learn from your experience filming documentaries in China?
• What is it like being an outsider?
• What do you think is the most important story to tell about China?
• How are you making difference with CapitolEcoWatch.com?
• What is your ultimate goal as a producer and as an environmentalist?
• What should people know about China right now?

From his resume:

Doug Ross
Producer
Wang-Ross Communications
Email: dsross007@mac.com
Web: www.CapitolEcoWatch.com // www.iChinese.tv

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If you are interested in being a guest on my show, please email me at erica@responsiblechina.com. I’d love to talk!

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