China’s Message Machine

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ID6288098
AuthorsSamuel Brazy (0000-0002-4482-4234), Alexander Dukalskis (0000-0002-4477-7837)
Year2020
Volume31
Issue4
Pages59-73
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2020.0055
OpenAlexW3092291067
LanguageEN
Citations received11

For more than a decade, the Chinese government has been on a mission to reshape the global news environment. It has invested heavily in several platforms to communicate its messages to global audiences. China's Xinhua News Agency is a crucial part of that effort. In addition to being the main domestic news agency, Xinhua produces content in several languages for audiences around the world. Using machine-coded content analysis, this article describes and analyzes the main features of Xinhua's messaging from 2015 to 2020. It finds evidence that Xinhua adjusts its messages for different audiences to suit Beijing's preferred strategies

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