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245 1 0 _aPolitical communication in china :
_bconvergence or divergence between the media and political system? /
_cWenfang Tang, Shanto Iyengar.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _a[S.l.] :
_bRoutledge,
_c2012.
300 _a144 p. ;
_c25 cm.
520 _aIt is widely recognised that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the media to set the agenda for political discourse, propagate official policies, monitor public opinion, and rally regime support. State agencies in China control the full spectrum of media programming, either through ownership or the power to regulate. Political Communication in China examines the two factors which have contributed to the rapid development of media infrastructure in China: technology and commercialization. Economic development led to technological advancement, which in turn brought about the rapid modernization of all forms of communication, from ‘old’ media such as television to the Internet, cell phones, and satellite communications. This volume examines how these recent developments have affected the relationship between the CCP and the mass media as well as the implications of this evolving relationship for understanding Chinese citizens’ media use, political attitudes, and behaviour. The chapters in this book represent a diverse range of research methods, from surveys, content analysis, and field interviews to the manipulation of aggregate statistical data. The result is a lively debate which creates many opportunities for future research into the fundamental question of convergence between political and media regimes. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Political Communication.
650 0 _aChina
650 0 _aCommunication in politics
650 0 _aCommunication policy
650 0 _aCommunication--Political aspects
650 0 _aInternet--Political aspects
650 0 _aMass media
650 0 _aMass media policy
650 0 _aPress coverage
700 1 _aIyengar, Shanto.
700 1 _aTang, Wenfang.
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