Digital Journalism in China
London: Routledge (2022), xiii, 120 pp.
Contains tables, index
Series: Disruptions: Studies in Digital Journalism
ISBN 978-1-00-068909-9 (pdf); 978-1-03-216215-7 (print)
"This volume explores the implications of digital media technologies for journalists’ professional practice, news users’ consumption and engagement with news, as well as the shifting institutional, organizational and financial structures of news media. Drawing on case studies and quantitative and qualitative approaches, contributors address questions concerning: whether China is witnessing ‘disruptive’ or ‘sustainable’ journalism; if, and in what ways, digital technologies may disrupt journalism; and whether Chinese digital journalism converges with or diverges from Western experiences of digital journalism." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction. Chinese digital journalism: disruptive or sustainable? / Shixin Ivy Zhang and Jing Meng, 1
2 Theories of journalism in the digital era: knowledge, value, and conceptual framework / Jiang Chang and Runze Ding, 8
3 Academic discourses of digital journalism in China: a literature review 1961-2021 / Haiyan Wang and Lin Wu, 23
4 (Re-)popularising party journalism in China: a qualitative study of Xinhua News Agency's online media content / Xin Xin, 36
5 The tabloidization of party media: how The people's daily and CCTV adapt to social media / Kecheng Fang, 48
6 Socialization and control in the digital newsroom / Dan Wang, 61
7 The platformization of Chinese official media: the case of Newspaper X / Luming Zhao and Jiaxi Peng, 74
8 "Giving up" vs "holding on": a comparative case study of Chinese and Australian newspaper publishers' approaches to their print editions in their digital transition / Chengju Huang, 86
9 Classroom vs. newsroom: journalism education and practice in the digital age / Steve Zhongshi Guo and Dan Wang, 99
10 Conclusion: Retrospect and prospect / Shixin Ivy Zhang and Jing Meng, 113
2 Theories of journalism in the digital era: knowledge, value, and conceptual framework / Jiang Chang and Runze Ding, 8
3 Academic discourses of digital journalism in China: a literature review 1961-2021 / Haiyan Wang and Lin Wu, 23
4 (Re-)popularising party journalism in China: a qualitative study of Xinhua News Agency's online media content / Xin Xin, 36
5 The tabloidization of party media: how The people's daily and CCTV adapt to social media / Kecheng Fang, 48
6 Socialization and control in the digital newsroom / Dan Wang, 61
7 The platformization of Chinese official media: the case of Newspaper X / Luming Zhao and Jiaxi Peng, 74
8 "Giving up" vs "holding on": a comparative case study of Chinese and Australian newspaper publishers' approaches to their print editions in their digital transition / Chengju Huang, 86
9 Classroom vs. newsroom: journalism education and practice in the digital age / Steve Zhongshi Guo and Dan Wang, 99
10 Conclusion: Retrospect and prospect / Shixin Ivy Zhang and Jing Meng, 113
