media - Teaching the SMG on US media

On Friday I will move another notch up in the media food chain as I will teach a group of fourteen managers of the Shanghai Media Group (SMG) on the kind invitation of the journalism school of the Shanghai International Studies University.
The SMG traditionally combines all radio and tv broadcasting stations in Shanghai, but has been expanding to print and internet publications too.
The groups should have been already for a two-month training course at the journalism school of Columbia University, but because of its struggle against terrorism, the US was unable to provide visas on time. Well, quite an honor to replace the professors of this prestigious journalism school, but I believe the participants will be happy to leave for the US next month - if they get their visas.
The US are very effectively destroying a lucrative market here, not only for training and education, also many international conferences are thinking of relocating to places outside the US because of the increasing visa problems. Source at the US consulate suggest that in the near future the problems might only increase.
Anyway: if gives me a good opportunity to meet these decision makers on China's media and use some of my expertise.