Keywords
China, America Student Journalist, Perception, Orientalism, Interview
Abstract
With the increase of cooperation between America and China, the average person's perception of the other country could be an important factor that influences the development of the relationship between these countries. This study was designed to explore how Americans student journalists view China and how these student journalists select the news for a campus newspaper that might influence their readers' perceptions of China. Student journalists not only represent American youth but also act as connectors and filters between a huge flow of information outside and students on campus. A convenience census sample of student journalists at a campus newspaper were surveyed and interviewed. The results showed that although Americans student journalists know more about China than before, Orientalism is still alive in their perceptions and representations of China. They have both strange "Other" and romantic images about China. They view China as a communist evil with less democracy; yet at the same time think of China as a romantic mystery with a fabulous history and colorful culture. In the process of American student journalists constructing their perceptions about China, mass media play a role of agenda-setter. Subjects depended on mass media to get to know China, and their perceptions of China mirror the orientation of the government's policy and mass media's coverage.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2008
Advisor
Kenney, Richard
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Nicholson School of Communication
Degree Program
Communication
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0002076
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002076
Language
English
Release Date
June 2008
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Wang, Xiaohua, "How American Student Journalists At A College Newspaper Consume, Perceive, And Disseminate News And Information About China" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3488.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3488