The Research On The Sex Workers’ Media Image Of Southern Weekend From2000to2012

With the advent of the information society, the mass media plays an indispensable rolein modern social life and becomes the main channel for the dissemination of information.This is why the media image becomes a topic that we concern on. When the rapiddevelopment of the mass media and the information dissemination ability continuing tostrengthen, its influence power on people is also enhancing. They could control thedissemination of information, thereby creating the mimicry environment to influence theformation of people’s attitudes, further affect the actions taken by the people in the realenvironment.For sex workers, due to their special status in real life, it is very difficult for mostpeople to have contact with them. Thus it usually relies on the media about public informthe situation of the sex workers. the media coverage plays a vital role in shaping anddisseminating the image of sex workers, they can impact on public awareness andassessment for sex workers, further affect the situation of sex workers in real life. So takingcare of sex workers should also extend from the protection of human rights to the shapingof the media image. By changing their media image improving their living conditions.This article focuses on the question about “what kind of the media image of sexworkers now”. Select all about sex workers reported on the magazine of SouthernWeekend(2000-2012) as research subjects. Part of the first chapter mainly is about theresearch background, significance and methods, as well as the results of previous studies.As a fundamental part of the full text, part of the second mainly sorts out the two conceptsinvolved in the paper, and explains the choice of media and time period and how to createcategories. Part of the third and fourth is the main body portion, through content analysis,combined with59valid samples collected, systematically analyzed and detailed analysissex workers were involved in the relevant reports and reports. Part of the fifth issummarizing the media image of sex workers shaped by the magazine of Southern Weekend and bringing forward the three media images of Sex workers which are shaped,as well as the problem of construction of the media image of sex workers. In the end, weprospect the study of the media image of sex workers in future.