Self-Caging or Playing With the Edge? News Selection Autonomy in Authoritarian China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3316562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xianwen Kuang (0000-0001-5650-8557) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244020922980 |
| OpenAlex | W3024175245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article studies how the political affiliation and administrative rank of news organizations in a nondemocratic setting affect news selection autonomy. While existing studies have found that further commercialization contributes to more news selection autonomy, the extent to which political affiliation and administrative rank of news media explain autonomy remains unknown. Eight Chinese news organizations of varying political affiliations and administrative ranks were thus selected to compare their news and frame selection strategies. The findings reveal that political affiliation largely explains news selection autonomy: Party-affiliated outlets generally have lower news selection autonomy than nonparty outlets. Administrative rank has some effect on news selection autonomy in the highly competitive media markets, where news organizations with a lower administrative ranking must play more with propaganda control to compete with their higher ranking counterparts
Authoritarianism · Autonomy · China · Democracy · News media · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Ranking (information retrieval · Selection (genetic algorithm · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law
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Mass Media Reform in China
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |