Convenient Criticism: Local Media and Governance in Urban China - Couverture rigide

Chen, Dan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1438480296 ISBN 13 : 9781438480299

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2020

Synopsis

Explains why and how local critical reporting can exist in China despite the kinds of media control that are the hallmarks of authoritarian rule.

Why and how does critical reporting persist at the local level in China despite state media control, a hallmark of authoritarian rule? Synthesizing ethnographic observation, interviews, survey and content analysis data, Convenient Criticism reveals evolving dynamics in local governance and the state-media relationship. Local critical reporting, though limited in scope, occurs because local leaders, motivated by political career advancement, use media criticism strategically to increase bureaucratic control, address citizen grievances, and improve governance. This new approach to governance enables the shaping of public opinion while, at the same time, disciplining subordinate bureaucrats. In this way, the party-state not only monopolizes propaganda but also expropriates criticism, which expands the notion of media control from the suppression of journalism to its manipulation. One positive consequence of these practices has been to invigorate television journalists' unique brand of advocacy journalism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dan Chen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1438480296
• ISBN 13: 9781438480299
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 229
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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