Constructing Public Opinion and Manipulating Symbols: China's Press Coverage of the Student Movement in 1989.

Zhang, Guo-Qiang; Kraus, Sidney

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ERIC Number: EJ509861

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Constructing Public Opinion and Manipulating Symbols: China's Press Coverage of the Student Movement in 1989.

Zhang, Guo-Qiang; Kraus, Sidney

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, v72 n2 p412-25 Sum 1995

Presents a content analysis of Chinese newspapers before and after the Tiananmen Square protest. Shows that top leaders manipulated symbols given to the media and that these symbols rigorously highlighted the dominant ideology of the Chinese Communist Party and isolated participants of the 1989 Student Movement to legitimize the military suppression of the movement. (SR)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Journalism Research, Media Research, Public Opinion, Symbolism

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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