"This book examines the role played by the media in China's ongoing cultural transformation. It demonstrates that the media is integral to China's changing culture in the age of globalization, whilst also being part and parcel of the State and its project of re-imagining national identity." (Publisher description)
Introduction, 1
1 Chinese media and modernity, 16
2 Media event: the new millenium celebration, 36
3 Media stories: the politics of AIDS and SARS, 61
4 News event: SARS reportage, 81
5 Media citizenship, 106
6 Media campaigns: the war over Falun Gong, 124
7 Media spectacles and cultural transformation, 150