A structural analysis of the changing image of China in the New York times from 1949 through 1988

Journal/Book: Qual Quant. 1998; 32: Spuiboulevard 50, PO Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publ. 47-62.

Abstract: This research paper has explored the image of China portrayed in the New York Times from 1949 through 1988. The study has shown that the image of China has changed in accordance with the changes in the U.S. Foreign policy toward China over the past forty years. The changes were discussed in the historical context of Sino-U.S. Relations. In addition, this paper has explored some methodological issues relating to e-analysis. This methodology, different from e-sort technique, is proven particularly powerful in this study for describing semantical structures in a cluster of news stories.

Note: Article Yan WJ, E Stroudsburg Univ, Dept Commun Studies, E Stroudsburg,PA 18301 USA

Keyword(s): national image; media image; Sino-US relations; Q-analysis; semantical structure; prominence of news stories; social construction of reality; UNITED-STATES; COVERAGE

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