Journalism Reborn

The Transformation of Chinese Media in the Mobile Internet Age
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-81592-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

This book examines the strategies Chinese news media have implemented to address the challenges posed by the mobile internet to Chinese journalistic practices and businesses.

Using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, the book analyzes the transformation of media convergence in China based on the characteristics of the mobile internet. From three key perspectives—media organization, content, and users—the book discusses the difficulties Chinese journalism faces due to technological advances and analyzes the evolving strategies of Chinese media and their implications. In doing so, the book provides a vivid picture of the transformation of Chinese journalism in the mobile internet era and initiates a theoretical dialogue with global journalism studies.

The title will appeal to scholars and students of journalism, news media, and communication, especially those interested in the case of China.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Yang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Impact of the Mobile Internet on Journalism 1. The Accelerated Newsroom: Consequences of the Increased Pace of the News Production Process 2. Field Theory and Media Transformation: A Case Study of the Southern Metropolis Daily's Transformation into a Think Tank 3. Institutional Entrepreneurship of Digital Platforms and Its Impact in the Age of Mediatized Existence: A Case Study of Kuaishou’s Poverty Alleviation Strategy 4. Emotionality of China’s Newspaper 5. War Metaphor, State-as-a-Body, and the Family-Country Imagination: A Corpus Approach to the Metaphor Analysis on COVID-19 Media Coverage 6. From Judgment to Interpretation: The Changing Structure of Argumentation in News Commentary in the Age of the Mobile Internet 7. The Making of Affective Masses: The Transformation of the Chinese Media's View of the Audience in the Mobile Internet Era 8. The Significance of Going “Online”: Digital Capital and Internet Use Among Adolescents in Poor Counties

Über Autor(innen)

Yang Chen is an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China. Her research interests focus on journalism transformation in China, political communication, as well as gender and communication.