This book examines the role played by the media in China s
cultural transformation in the early years of the 21st century. In
contrast to the traditional view that sees the Chinese media as
nothing more than a tool of communist propaganda, it demonstrates
that the media is integral to China s changing culture in the age
of globalization, whilst also being part and parcel of the State
and its project of re-imagining national identity that is essential
to the post-socialist reform agenda. It describes how the
Party-state can effectively use media events to pull social,
cultural and political resources and forces together in the name of
national rejuvenation. However, it also illustrates how non-state
actors can also use reporting of media events to dispute official
narratives and advance their own interests and perspectives. It
discusses the implications of this interplay between state and
non-state actors in the Chinese media for conceptions of identity,
citizenship and ethics, identifying the areas of mutual
accommodation and appropriation, as well as those of conflict and
contestation. It explores these themes with detailed analysis of
four important media spectacles: the media events surrounding the
new millennium celebrations; the news reporting of SARS; the media
stories about AIDS and SARS; and the media campaign war between the
Chinese state and the Falun Gong movement.
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