Mike Chinoy
Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic
Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic
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American media coverage of China has significantly influenced U.S. government policy and shaped public opinion worldwide. This book collects personal accounts from eminent journalists, detailing their reporting on historic moments and the challenges of covering a complex and secretive society. Understanding the perspectives of these journalists is crucial in understanding the news during a time of crisis in Sino-American relations.
Format: Hardback
Length: 520 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: Columbia University Press
One of the most demanding and significant journalistic tasks has been covering China. Foreign correspondents have encountered war, revolution, isolation, internal upheaval, and stringent government restrictions, as well as linguistic, cultural, and political barriers. Despite these obstacles, American media coverage of China has had a significant impact on U.S. government policy and public opinion both domestically and internationally, owing to the influence and reach of U.S. news organizations.
This book chronicles the history of how American journalists have covered China, from the civil war of the 1940s to the COVID-19 pandemic, through the personal accounts of eminent journalists. Mike Chinoy has assembled a remarkable collection of personal accounts from renowned journalists, including Stanley Karnow, Seymour Topping, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Melinda Liu, Nicholas Kristof, Joseph Kahn, Evan Osnos, David Barboza, Amy Qin, and Megha Rajagopalan, among dozens of others. They share behind-the-scenes stories of reporting on historic moments such as Richard Nixon's groundbreaking visit in 1972, China's opening up to the outside world and its emergence as a global superpower, and the crackdowns in Tiananmen Square and Xinjiang. Journalists detail the challenges of covering a complex and secretive society and offer insight into eight decades of tumultuous political, economic, and social change.
Understanding the people who have covered China for the American media and how they have done so is crucial in understanding the news at a time of crisis in Sino-American relations. Assignment China provides that understanding through the personal accounts of multiple generations of China correspondents.
Weight: 868g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231207980
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