News and Views: Definitions and Characteristics of Genres in Chinese Journalism

Journalistic genres in China have acquired distinctive characteristics and have shaped original sub-genres that are unique to the local journalistic tradition. While many studies analyzing their characteristics have been written in Chinese, works on the subject in other languages are still scarce. T...

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Published inLingue Culture Mediazioni Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 51 - 70
Main Author Lupano, Emma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto 21.02.2019
Subjects
China
commentary
editorial
genre
investigative journalism
journalism
news
news report
opinion article
views
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ISSN2284-1881
DOI10.7358/lcm-2018-002-lupa

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Summary:Journalistic genres in China have acquired distinctive characteristics and have shaped original sub-genres that are unique to the local journalistic tradition. While many studies analyzing their characteristics have been written in Chinese, works on the subject in other languages are still scarce. This contribution aims to fill this void by presenting the two main genres in which written journalistic production can be understood, i.e., “news” and “views”, as well as their sub-genres, and showing how they are interpreted in Chinese media studies. The analysis is based on a corpus of recent academic publications that represent the current Chinese scholarly interpretations of local genres of journalism. In doing so, the paper also offers insights on recent theoretical reflections about the functions of journalistic writing in the People’s Republic of China.
ISSN:2284-1881
DOI:10.7358/lcm-2018-002-lupa