MediaPoliticsinChina

In this engaging analysis, Maria Repnikova uncovers the complexities of the partnership between critical journalists and the state in China. Despite being commonly perceived as either a passive mouthpiece or a dissident voice, the media in China actively serves as an essential watchdog, a role typically attributed to liberal democracies rather than authoritarian systems. Who exactly oversees the party-state in China? The answer is revealed in the intricate webs between the media and the government.

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Whowatchesovertheparty-state?Inthisengaginganalysis,MariaRepnikovarevealsthewebsofanuneasypartnershipbetweencriticaljournalistsandthestateinChina.Morethanmerelyapassivemouthpieceoradissidentvoice,themediainChinaalsoplaysacriticaloversightrole,onemorefrequentlyassociatedwithliberaldemocraciesthanwithauthoritariansystems.Chinesecentralofficialscautiouslyendorsemediasupervisionasafeedbackmechanism,asjournalistscarveoutspaceforcriticalreportingbypositioningthemselvesasaidingtheagendaofthecentralstate.Drawingonrareaccessinthefield,MediaPoliticsinChinaexaminestheprocessofguardedimprovisationthathasdefinedthisvolatilepartnershipoverthepastdecadeonaroutinebasisandintheaftermathofmajorcrisisevents.CombinedwithacomparativeanalysisofmediapoliticsintheSovietUnionandcontemporaryRussia,thebookhighlightsthedistinctivenessofChinesejournalist-staterelations,aswellastherenewedpressuresfacingthemintheXiera.