The Chinese Journalist: Mediating Information in the World's Most Populous Country

Author:   Hugo Burgh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415305730


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   28 August 2003
Format:   Hardback
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The Chinese Journalist provides an intriguing introduction to Chinese journalists and their roles within society for both students of Media and Asian Studies. The book initially offers a background history of journalists and the media in Communist China before examining the origins and development of Chinese journalism in the nineteenth century.

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Author:   Hugo Burgh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415305730


ISBN 10:   041530573
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   28 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Inheritance 3. Media Characteristics 4. The Burden of the Past: From Yanan to the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution 5. The Burden of the Past: From the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution to the Tienanmen Massacre 6. The Political Context for Journalism Today 7. The Patriot Journalists 8. The Journalist as Tribune 9. Becoming a Journalist 10. Who do they think they are? 11. Making News: A Case Study 12. Conclusion: Beliefs and Practices, Myths and Realities

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'... a timely book.' - The China Quarterly


Author Information

Hugo de Burgh is Senior Lecturer in media practices at Goldsmith's College, University of London. Until 1995 he worked as a television reporter and producer in the UK.

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