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Sixth Tone Screenshots

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About Sixth Tone

The Sixth Tone app brings you people-focused news, features, commentaries, and visual storytelling about contemporary China.

Main features of the app:

Daily Tones are daily news and highlights from across China.

News are timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing from a vast range of sources, these articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

Features are articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

Voices & Opinion are contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are rarely heard.

Multimedia are visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

Sixth Tone × features translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners.

Special Projects showcase the collaborative efforts of Sixth Tone’s newsroom on diverse topics.

Q & A features in-depth interviews with the minds and makers shaping today’s China. Your questions, answered.

Announcements are the latest news about Sixth Tone as well as its events, projects, and other initiatives.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.5.1

Last updated on Mar 29, 2023

Old Versions

In this version, we changed the section names and added three new sections, Special Projects, Q&A, and Announcements, to encompass more aspects of Sixth Tone’s work. We added more font size options, fixed some bugs, and made other performance improvements.

Version History

1.5.1

Mar 29, 2023

1.5.0

Mar 27, 2023

1.4.6

Feb 2, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.4.2

Dec 28, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.4.0

Apr 2, 2022

In this version, we added a video page, modified the icons on the cover photos of stories on the home page, and added a newsletter sign up form.

1.3.0

Mar 20, 2021

In this version you will get a new section called “SIXTH TONE ×” featuring stories from some of China’s best media outlets, selected and translated by Sixth Tone.

1.2.0

Nov 12, 2020

In this version you will get a new section called "Daily Tones" featuring daily news and highlights from across China.

1.1.8

Jun 2, 2020

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.1.6

Apr 27, 2020

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.1.3

Sep 20, 2019

Bug fixes and performance improvements.