Convenient Criticism: Local Media and Governance in Urban China PDF
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CONVENIENT CRITICISM CONVENIENT CRITICISM LOCAL MEDIA AND GOVERNANCE IN URBAN CHINA Dan Chen Cover art: iStock by Getty images. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 2020 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Name: Chen, Dan, author Title: Convenient criticism : local media and governance in urban China / Dan Chen, author. Description: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: ISBN 9781438480299 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781438480312 (ebook) Further information is available at the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Those Who Persist Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Convenient Criticism 25 2. Tangled Maneuvers 63 3. Political Edge 85 4. Keen Partner 107 5. Criticism and Correction 131 Conclusion 159 Appendix A: Ethnographic Observation and Interviews 169 Appendix B: Content Analysis and Variables 171 Notes 177 Works Cited 183 Index 203 Illustrations Tables 1.1 Television Livelihood News Programs 39 4.1 Conceptions of Journalism 119 4.2 Factors in Livelihood News Production 121 4.3 Political Constraints 122 5.1 Negative Binomial Regression Results 142 A.1 Interview List 169 B.1 The Codebook 172 B.2 Leadership Style toward the Media 174 B.3 Summary Statistics of All Variables 175 B.4 News Reports by Leaders 176 Figures 1.1 Livelihood News Reports 40 1.2 Criticism and Improvement 42 1.3 Reporting Intensity 43 1.4 Convenient Criticism 60 2.1 Administrative Ranks and Media Criticism 69 ix
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