China's Unruly Journalists: How Committed Professionals Are Changing the People's Republic

ISBN-13: 9781138608955 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 179 str.

Jonathan Hassid

Opis

Despite operating in one of the most tightly controlled media environments in the world, Chinese journalists sometimes take extraordinary risks, braving the perils of job loss or imprisonment. This book addresses why these journalists choose to challenge their bosses and at times even the immense power of the Chinese Communist Party.

Spis treści

1. Censorship and its Discontents 2. Four Models of the Fourth Estate: A Typology of Contemporary Chinese Journalists 3. "Throat and Tongue:" The Communist Professionals 4. "Guard Against Fire, Theft, and Journalists:" The Workaday Reporters 5. Neutral, Objective and Rare: The American-Style Journalists 6. Representing "The People:" The Advocate Professionals 7. Pressing Back 8. Beyond Pushback 9. Chinese Journalism in the Internet Age 10. Conclusion

O autorze

Jonathan Hassid is an Assistant Professor in political science at Iowa State University, USA.