02486nam a2200337 a 4500 ASIN0415522668 20170105102846.0 130816s2012 xxu eng d 0415522668 (hardcover) $130.00 9780415522663 (hardcover) 0 JF1525.C59 320.014 Political communication in china : convergence or divergence between the media and political system? / Wenfang Tang, Shanto Iyengar. 1st ed. [S.l.] : Routledge, 2012. 144 p. ; 25 cm. It is widely recognised that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the media to set the agenda for political discourse, propagate official policies, monitor public opinion, and rally regime support. State agencies in China control the full spectrum of media programming, either through ownership or the power to regulate. Political Communication in China examines the two factors which have contributed to the rapid development of media infrastructure in China: technology and commercialization. Economic development led to technological advancement, which in turn brought about the rapid modernization of all forms of communication, from ‘old’ media such as television to the Internet, cell phones, and satellite communications. This volume examines how these recent developments have affected the relationship between the CCP and the mass media as well as the implications of this evolving relationship for understanding Chinese citizens’ media use, political attitudes, and behaviour. The chapters in this book represent a diverse range of research methods, from surveys, content analysis, and field interviews to the manipulation of aggregate statistical data. The result is a lively debate which creates many opportunities for future research into the fundamental question of convergence between political and media regimes. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Political Communication. China Communication in politics Communication policy Communication--Political aspects Internet--Political aspects Mass media Mass media policy Press coverage Iyengar, Shanto. Tang, Wenfang. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415522668/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 14080 14080 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-08-16 0 320.014 POL 2012 CIPS0000448 2013-08-16 2013-08-16 BK