From Tian'anmen Square to the global world stage

Framing China in the German press, 1986–2006

Bibliographic Data

ID7512481
AuthorsJürgen Wilke (corresponding author), Julia Achatzi
Year2011
Volume4
Issue3
Pages348-364
Publication date2011-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-4769 • E-ISSN: 1754-4750
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17544750.2011.594563
OpenAlexW2044777714
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited6

Beginning with the historical background, the study investigates how two leading German newspapers covered the People's Republic of China from 1986 to 2006. These two decades were characterized by political turmoil and increased trade relations between the two economically powerful countries. The content analysis, which focuses on the amount of coverage, topics, and journalistic forms, attempts to describe how China has been framed over the years. The findings show an increasing significance of the economy on which again and again shadows were cast by political conflicts. Six frames can be observed; some are positive (political cooperation) and some are negative (scepticism with regard to politics and political actors). The two newspapers differ in their coverage according to different political lines

Ancient history · China · Economic history · Economics · Framing (construction · German · Linguistics · Political science · Tian · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy

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