While looking for information on this story, I've come to realize that there's only really two versions of this- one in The Atlantic Monthly, and one on CNN. I also just found this article on Hip Hop Wired as the only other article that did not just site one or the other of the aforementioned news outlets:
http://hiphopwired.com/2010/06/30/white-people-for-rent-in-china-to-boost-business-credibility/
I found this article to be brief and fairly unhelpful. It had one piece of information that I did not come across in The Atlantic or CNN - that women are also being hired as fake employees or girlfriends of white businessmen. At the end of the article, the wrong 'there' was used.
The Atlantic Monthly article is not very newsy. The reporter was recruited himself as a white guy for an important company event in China and wrote about his experiences. It is a good story - short and snappy and to the point. But again, it is more of a feature than a straight news story.
The CNN video is an interview of two men who had previously been hired to go to a 'white guy in a tie' event. The clip is almost five minutes long - long enough to be informative but not too long as to be dull. There is also an accompanying article that gives additional information not in the video. There are some facts presented, but the story is also personable and understandable.
I think that CNN had the best coverage of this story. They had a video as well as print information that was helpful and pertinent. They were also quoted in many other articles I found online.
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