[Hidden-tech] Getting US news in China

[Marcia Yudkin]

Has anyone been to China recently?  I've heard that Google, the New York Times and the Washington Post are all blocked in China now.  

I'm going in the fall, and I really don't want to miss three whole weeks of our national drama and be bewildered when I come home.  

Even if you don't know much about the Chinese firewall, can anyone think of a reliable website for US news that is unlikely to be banned by the Chinese Government?  Maybe because it's small and obscure?

I know there's something called a VPN that can sometimes get around the restrictions, but I fear I'm not techie enough to install that on my phone or laptop and troubleshoot it if it messes me up.

Thanks for any tips.

Marcia Yudkin
www.yudkin.com
Goshen