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Mass Incidents Media Construction Of Reality

Posted on:2012-07-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F JinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2218330338974654Subject:Journalism
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After executing the policy of reformation and opening, china entered the changes of times from planned economy to market-oriented economy. Social structure, social mechanism, social values and the situation of benefit group are adjusting and restructuring. Group incident is a kind of labour pains by the transition of social structure during the transition times, it reflects the dispute of benefits and the tension of social relations, however, it impels media to probe through which method and position to describe the special social appearances in structuring the media truth of group incidents.This thesis try to research media how to select the news origin, structure the figure of behavior subject and the character of news frame in the report of group incidents, and stand the position of different behavior subject to investigate the government, middle rank and media how to influence the formation mechanism in structuring the media truth. The research display, the multivariate Interpretation framework, result of Information openness and the gameplaying of different power, enlarge the discourse enclosure of media; the appeal in expressing of middle rank bring about the break from edge to middle in setting up media subject; media help vulnerable groups to express their benefits in order to integrate the trust of social groups.Group incidents is only a method to lead off the social contradiction. Besides reflecting disputes and conflict, media should try to defuse the contradiction, to boost the edge of news opening, to strengthen the mutual trust and understanding in different social ranks, to push on the gear of traditional media and modern media, to structure positive public opinion guiding, to reach ultimately the goal of integrating the social community.
Keywords/Search Tags:Group incidents, Media truth construction, News frame, Discursive power, Social identity
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