Depth Coverage Of Contemporary Look

The persistently deepening reform of jouranlism institutions as well as the rapid transformation of media ecology in China exert tremendous impacts and introduce profound changes into China's in-depth reporting. This study sets out to explore what types of pressures China's in-depth reporting faces, how in-depth reporting counters these pressures and what the future trends will be. The contemporary examination of in-depth reporting has to be unfolded in the media landscape where traditional media are constantly challenged by the rise of the new media. As one of the advantages of the traditional media, the value, function, significance and influence of in-depth reporting must be emphasized and recognized.This paper applies the perspectives of media ecology, the sociology of news production and legal studies to study in-depth reporting in China. Historical research methods, field observations and in-depth interviews are used to afford comprehensive and multi-angle insights into in-depth reporting, so that its value and meanings to traditional media could be accentuated within the context of the booming new media. The position and function of in-depth reporting are also addressed within the context.The three sections of the paper follow the logical thread of "pressure, countering and trend" to investigate questions of different dimensions. The pressure in-depth reporting faces comes from entertainment, professionalism, social control and changing modes of reading. Perspectives from media ecology and the sociology of news production are borrowed for the first section. The intrinsic values, functions, meanings and social influence of in-depth reporting provide the forces to counter the pressures. The second section employs hisotrical methods to analyze the origin of in-dcpth reporting, recognize its social function, discuss its construction of justice as core value, and examine the legal tensions and meaning constructions behind in-depth reporting. Last but not least, the prospect of in-depth reporting is upbeat. The development of in-depth reporting in traditional media and new media, the production mechanisms and media stratification are discussed to support our prediction. Media stratification for in-depth reporting will become the direction for development. The last part of the paper applied field observation and in-depth interview to present first- hand empirical materials about news media.Starting from the reality of China's media system, this study reveals many real issues in media ecology. These issues do not only impact in-depth reporting, but also deserve the contemplation of the entire journalism profession. A recognition of the value and significance of in-depth reporting in the contemporary media landscape helps shed light on the development of traditional media.