Telecommunications and Electronic Media Industries in China- A Portrayal in Western News

ISBN-13: 9783836417280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 152 str.

Miao Zhang

Opis

The telecommunications and electronic media industries (TEMI) of China haveexperienced rapid growth since these industries were reorganized and reformedin the market-oriented direction. With the development of globalizationand westernization, Chinas TEMI, despite a local issue, have already beenincluded in the news agenda of Western media and observed worldwide.What was the reality of Chinas TEMI in the the global environment? Whatand how did Western news portray the reality of Chinas TEMI? What moreabout Chinas TEMI could be found through academic research than businessreports? This book examined such kinds of questions quantitatively and qualitatively.Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of the agenda-settingtheory, the framing theory, the reality constructed by media, and determinantson foreign news coverage, questions about Chinas TEMI were investigatedfor tracking the reality and trends over time, especially how ChinasTEMI were framed in Western news. This book is addressed to telecom andmedia industry investors, analysts, and consumers who are involving inChinas telecommunication and media development. It is also directed towardsyoung scholars or research beginners in the field of journalism, communicationand media studies.