Image, Reality and Media Construction
A Frame Analysis of German Media Representations of China
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The purpose of this chapter is twofold: First, it is aimed to present the quantitative results that answer the general questions with respect to the major concerns of media coverage of China during the investi...
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This chapter is aimed to provide an overview of the images of China in Germany. To begin with, the key concepts in image study are clarified. Next, it provides a chronological account of dominant Western perce...
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This chapter presents the methods and procedures used to collect data and the statistical analysis plan. First, it turns the research topic to specific and measurable questions. Next, it addresses how data was...
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This chapter is aimed to present how the two newspapers represented China from such aspects as domestic politics, economy, international relations, the Bei**g Olympics and sports system, culture and society, ...
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The purpose of this chapter is threefold. To begin with, the main findings from the results section are summarized. The next part explains and discusses the findings in terms of theoretical and practical impli...
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National image has become a focus of academic attention in China since the mid-1990s, which owes much to the practical problem facing the country. China’s growing power has aroused concern that it could be a t...
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The purpose of this chapter is to explain news production from a constructionist perspective. It involves media construction of social reality through two fundamental processes. First, it examines the selectio...
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This chapter is aimed to provide a frame analysis of media representations of China. The discussion focused on five major China-related events and issues that present the government’s performance in dealing wi...