Journalists as an interpretive mnemonic community: The case study of Southern Metropolis Daily’s oral history

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Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (12) : 46-66.

BaiHongyi is an associate research fellow at Institute of Journalism, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Email: loiter2001@126.com。

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Abstract

Journalism not only participates in commemorations of historical events, but also commemorates itself, including journalistic events, news peoples and journalistic organizations. The article regards the role of journalists as an interpretive mnemonic community via an investigation of Southern Metropolis Daily’s oral history. Through the accounts they give about their organization, the article try to explore how journalists commemorate Southern Metropolis Daily and its meanings for Chinese journalism.

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Southern Metropolis Daily / oral history / interpretive mnemonic community

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BAI Hongyi. Journalists as an interpretive mnemonic community: The case study of Southern Metropolis Daily’s oral history[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2015, 37(12): 46-66

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This article is supported by the project entitled “A Study on Journalistic occupational discourse in the new media environment” funded by National Social Science Foundation (No.: 15BXW013).