Xiufang Li (Leah)

Reading the Contemporary Giant

China's Images in the Australian Public Broadcasters in the Early Twenty-first Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Commercial links and cultural exchanges between China and Australia continue to strengthen. This emergence of China as the new world power is increasingly seen through the eyes of Western media, including the media in Australia. Does this mean more open Australian attitudes to China? Do cultural and political differences still result in media bias against China? What is the future of the bilateral relations between these two countries? Working from the Theory of Social Construction, this work centres on ABC s Foreign Correspondent and SBS s Dateline to uncover the ways that China s images are projected in Australia. The content and semiotic analysis of Australian produced television documentaries are conducted within the research paradigm of framing to examine what framing devices (e.g. visual symbols and myths) are used to shape the coverage. In-depth interviews with ABC staff explore the strategies to reframe China s images. This work should be especially useful for readers interested in China-Australian affairs, researchers in China Studies, and media professionals focusing on China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9783659222290
• ISBN-10: 3659222291
• Artikelnr.: 36352896

Autorenporträt

Leah gained her doctoral degree in International Communication and Media Studies from Macquarie University. She is a senior lecturer in Journalism and Communications, and has worked as a journalist and media analyst. She is interested in the analysis of new media and risk management, and China's image in international communications with Australia.