Disrupting Chinese Journalism: Changing Politics, Economics, and Journalistic Practices of the Legacy Newspaper Press

Disrupting Chinese Journalism explores the impact of digital technologies on the Chinese print media market, adapting organizational structures, revenue models, and journalistic practices, and the government's interventionist stance on editorial content.

Format: Hardback
Length: 126 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Disrupting Chinese Journalism delves into the profound impact of digital technologies, particularly smartphones, on the Chinese print media market. Drawing from an extensive corpus of original research, encompassing 191 in-depth interviews with managers and journalists, as well as a comprehensive content analysis of approximately 4,000 news reports, Haiyan Wang explores how Chinese legacy newspapers have adapted to the evolving digital media landscape. This insightful book also sheds light on the government's increasingly interventionist approach to editorial content, further complicating the digital transitions of the Chinese media.

This comprehensive work serves as a valuable resource for students of media studies, journalism, Chinese area studies, and digital technology. It offers a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by Chinese print media in the digital age, providing valuable insights into the complex dynamics of media regulation and transformation in China.

Weight: 412g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032158419