In search of journalistic excellence

A comparative study of American and Chinese news reporting awards

Bibliographic Data

ID9848865
AuthorsLouisa Ha (0000-0002-0223-368X, Michigan State University, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume53
Issue1-2
Pages53-72
Publication date1994-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGazette (Leiden Netherlands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-5492 • E-ISSN: 1460-3594
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001654929405300105
OpenAlexW1992294985
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

This study compares the standard of journalistic excellence between the news reporting awards in the United States and China from 1979 to 1984, under a newsgatherer-analyst-narrator framework. The manifest criteria of selection in the Pulitzer Prize emphasizes analytical excellence while its Chinese counterpart emphasizes narrative excellence. However, when the latent attributes of the prize-winning stories are analyzed by content analysis, both awards emphasize narrative excellence. Prize-winning stories in both systems are characterized by opinionated reports. Objectivity is not treasured as a criterion for journalistic excellence

Art · China · Epistemology · Excellence · Literature · Narrative · Objectivity (philosophy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies