Media-domestication and Citizen-domestication: 2011 Japanese Earthquake in Chinese Newspapers and Blogosphere

ZHANG Weiwei

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4) : 39-54.

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4) : 39-54.

Media-domestication and Citizen-domestication: 2011 Japanese Earthquake in Chinese Newspapers and Blogosphere

  • Zhang Weiwei has received her Ph.D. degree at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a lecturer at the School of Journalism, Chongqing University of China. Email: linyear@126.com.
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The Internet has brought a new interactive relationship between news media and their audiences. By comparing and contrasting the content of Chinese newspapers and blogs regarding 2011 Japanese earthquake, it demonstrates while national media domesticate the foreign event based upon their existing needs, norms and standards, domestic audiences who are equipped with sufficient information from national and cross-national media domesticate it according to their own concerns. Media-domestication and citizen-domestication have significant differences in terms of news sources, report themes, news actors and report standpoint. The results indicate media-domestication and citizen-domestication compete and complement each other, jointly fosters a continuing trend toward greater transparency and diversity in the Internet Age.

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international news / domestication / Internet / blogosphere

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ZHANG Weiwei. Media-domestication and Citizen-domestication: 2011 Japanese Earthquake in Chinese Newspapers and Blogosphere[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2015, 37(4): 39-54

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