The Transformation of Investigative Journalism in China: From Journalists to Activists

by Haiyan Wang

Investigative journalism emerged in China in the 1980s following Deng Xiaoping's media reforms. Over the past few decades, Chinese investigative journalists have produced an increasing number of reports in print or on air and covered a surprisingly wide range of topics which had been thought impossible by the standards of the Communist era. In the 2010s, however, investigative journalism has been replaced by activist journalism. This book examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498527612
• ISBN13: 9781498527613
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"