Exploring Construction Of Reality Of News Frame In Social Transformation

The paper applied the theories of modern constructionism and news framing to describing the mutual interaction of news report and construction of reality. With the description the author wished to find a fresh theoretical angle to observe the journalism reform during the transitional period in China, that is, news schema and construction of reality.The paper took"Focus"of CCTV (China Central Television) as a typical case study of journalism reform in the period of transition. The author explored the changes of connotations of news framing, the real changes of news framing during the transitional period in order to detect the changes of the news practices which are driven by"situations"and are"activities against one's will". In addition, the author broke through the reconstruction of the"direct result"of the given news system as well as the meaning of reconstruction. As a result, the author presented the complicated process of the mutual interaction of news framing and real construction in the period of transition. By investigating"Focus", the author evaluated the"changing"situation of news media in China and the pursuing and creation of Chinese journalists in practice.Based on constructionism the paper analyzed the connotation of"Focus"news framing and its real construction from three aspects: organization, personnel and news texts. On the organizational level, news routines, newsroom control were investigated to explore the perception and annotation of news framing and real construction with the"schema"of media organizations of"Focus"involving"reconstructing news routine","who holds the pass". According to the paper,"Focus", serving as a practice in the reform, has reconstructed the existing news routines and has set up"current routines"which were more comprehensive and more tensile as well as applicable to language context in reform and market economy. It gave hints to the public platforms of"independent space of media opinion"and"society". The newsroom control represented a kind of"collective action"participated by"the whole society"with all levels of decision makers in the"system of powers of the Party and the country"as the final men who hold the pass. On the personal level, a social cognitive interpretation and an individual cognitive interpretation were used to analyze how the individual cognition of the"schema"influenced the real construction of news frames of"Focus". The author believed that"the embodiment of social justice"and"mouthpiece of the Party and the Government"were two important identifications as well as the individual cognitive interpretations of the reporters of"Focus". Under the frame deflection, it was hard for"Focus"to convey reports of"objective","neutral","information in balance"and"equal benefit", instead, it would often reveal the real construction guided by main streams of ideology.On the textual level, the paper analyzed the illustrating schema and the construction of reality of"Focus"news text with scripts, rhetoric and agenda. According to the paper, the news text of"Focus"exhibited three patterns of narration: framing up social emergences, building rhetoric platform and setting up public topics.Based upon the investigation, we came to a conclusion: the news framing and construction of reality of"Focus"was a process of competition of different frames and the result of various elucidations. Upon the process and the result,"Focus"as a media organization was only one of the frame competitors and often acted as a balance of frame and arbiter in the restrictions of conventionalities and unconventionalities. However, in the process of competition, balance and arbitrage"Focus"has established its independent cultural frame and space of opinion as well as the unique art of diffusing and measures. The independent cultural frame and space of opinion were"socially"significant relative to the"the Party and Country's System of Power". It was a"cultivating organ"of democracy where the professional belief of the free press and news practitioners was fostered.Finally the author oriented her reflection of news framing and construction of reality in the belief of pursuing truth and justice, setting up independent system of opinion as well as treasuring the emerging opportunities in the network era.