This study investigated the dominant perception triggered among the foreign residents in China by international newspapers’coverage of early months of COVID-19 outbreak in China.In total,12 leading newspapers from US...This study investigated the dominant perception triggered among the foreign residents in China by international newspapers’coverage of early months of COVID-19 outbreak in China.In total,12 leading newspapers from USA,UK,Malaysia,Nigeria,Australia,and Tanzania,with two selected from each country;and 10 samples are taken from each newspaper,totalling 120 samples.Two focus groups of seven members each were created and each of the groups separately discussed the samples listing their perception of the newspapers’articles.A control group of 13 participants was also created.Also,the views of 247 foreigners resident in China during the outbreak were sampled.Results from the study showed that in the early months of COVID-19 newspapers from USA,UK,and Australia sensationalized most of their news while some of their reports showed some political slant.However,most news reports from Nigeria,Tanzania,and Malaysia were less sensational.The results from the study and control groups were also backed by the results from the survey sample where most of the respondents said the news reports created fear and panic among them while containing less educative information.This study recommends prioritization of media social responsibility in the coverage of health emergencies.展开更多
As a prominent journalist and entrepreneur living in Shanghai from 1911 to 1937,the“China Hand”Carl Crow(1884-1945)wrote a lot of works on Chinese newspapers,business,religion and culture.His advertising agency Carl...As a prominent journalist and entrepreneur living in Shanghai from 1911 to 1937,the“China Hand”Carl Crow(1884-1945)wrote a lot of works on Chinese newspapers,business,religion and culture.His advertising agency Carl Crow,Inc.published four editions of Newspaper Directory of China in the year of 1921,1931,1932 and 1935 respectively,and the most popular was the edition of 1935,which had a positive impact on the commercialization and development of the China’s newspaper industry.展开更多
文摘This study investigated the dominant perception triggered among the foreign residents in China by international newspapers’coverage of early months of COVID-19 outbreak in China.In total,12 leading newspapers from USA,UK,Malaysia,Nigeria,Australia,and Tanzania,with two selected from each country;and 10 samples are taken from each newspaper,totalling 120 samples.Two focus groups of seven members each were created and each of the groups separately discussed the samples listing their perception of the newspapers’articles.A control group of 13 participants was also created.Also,the views of 247 foreigners resident in China during the outbreak were sampled.Results from the study showed that in the early months of COVID-19 newspapers from USA,UK,and Australia sensationalized most of their news while some of their reports showed some political slant.However,most news reports from Nigeria,Tanzania,and Malaysia were less sensational.The results from the study and control groups were also backed by the results from the survey sample where most of the respondents said the news reports created fear and panic among them while containing less educative information.This study recommends prioritization of media social responsibility in the coverage of health emergencies.
文摘As a prominent journalist and entrepreneur living in Shanghai from 1911 to 1937,the“China Hand”Carl Crow(1884-1945)wrote a lot of works on Chinese newspapers,business,religion and culture.His advertising agency Carl Crow,Inc.published four editions of Newspaper Directory of China in the year of 1921,1931,1932 and 1935 respectively,and the most popular was the edition of 1935,which had a positive impact on the commercialization and development of the China’s newspaper industry.
