A Brief History of Xinwenlianbo:the Interplay of China&rsquo;s Television News and Politics (1978-2013)

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5) : 120-132.

A Brief History of Xinwenlianbo:the Interplay of China’s Television News and Politics (1978-2013)

Dr. Chang Jiang is an assistant professor at School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China. His major research interest is broadcast media studies. Email: criver@ruc.edu.cn.
This paper is subsidized by the National Philosophical and Sociological Foundation,“Journalism History of People’s Republic of China”[LYF1] (Project No.09AXW001).

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Abstract

This paper concisely scans the history of Xinwenlianbo, one of the most influential television news programs in China, in order to interpret China’s ongoing journalism reform within the framework of the relations of media and politics, and to discuss how China’s political system and mass media shape and impact each other.

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television news / China’s politics / journalism reform / CCTV

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CHANG Jiang. A Brief History of Xinwenlianbo:the Interplay of China’s Television News and Politics (1978-2013)[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2014, 36(5): 120-132

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This paper is subsidized by the National Philosophical and Sociological Foundation,“Journalism History of People’s Republic of China”[LYF1] (Project No.09AXW001).