News in Transformation

Name: News in Transformation
ISBN: 9787811277906

王辰瑶Communication University of China Press · ChinaNov 2016

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Word count: 187K words
Chapters: 39
ISBN: 9787811277906

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Summary

This book deals with one aspect of China's social and intellectual life over the past sixty years: news. Like a thermometer, it sensitively measures the normal temperature or fever of China's social ideology over these six decades; it also embodies all kinds of human emotions — cries, grief and indignation, fervor, harmony, and hope — as well as human comedies, tragedies, and farces. Day after day it unfolds and vanishes in different modes of expression: open or obscured, positive or negative, humorous or helpless, optimistic or idealistic. Under China's existing news system, changes in the manner and content of news reports, even in individual words and sentences, are the most sensitive harbingers of social change. To dissect this little sparrow before those who have lived through this history is to relive that history once more — but this time no longer in confusion, rather as a rational interpretation of the true meaning of society and life.

Editor's review

The Metamorphosis of News is a seminal academic work that offers a profound analysis of journalism's transformation and reconstruction in the digital age. Drawing on a solid foundation in journalism theory and keen industry insight, Professor Wang Chenyao systematically examines the dramatic shifts in news production, dissemination models, professional ideals, and even the very definition of news itself. The book's value lies not only in cataloguing phenomena under technological disruption but also in its measured and forward-looking theoretical construction, which seeks new coordinates and possibilities for journalism amid uncertainty. Going beyond simple description or techno-worship, it probes institutional, cultural, and cognitive dimensions to reveal the core tension between what changes and what endures in journalism. For readers seeking to understand the present and future of journalism, this book offers a rare panoramic analytical framework and rich intellectual resources, with rigorous argumentation matched by a strong sense of real-world relevance.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in journalism, communication, and related fields
Media practitioners, especially editors and reporters concerned with industry trends and professional reflection
Humanities and social science researchers with a strong interest in media and social change
Serious readers seeking a systematic understanding of the transformation of the information ecosystem in the digital age

Not a good fit for

Readers looking for practical news-writing techniques or quick, bite-sized industry news
Readers expecting light, entertaining reading or pure personal memoir

Reading tips

It is recommended to read alongside specific news cases or your own media experience to deepen your understanding of the theoretical points.
Some chapters are theoretically dense; slow down where needed and look up basic related academic concepts as necessary.
After reading, follow the author's recent papers or commentary for the latest developments in their academic thinking.

About the publisher

Communication University of China Press China · Founded in 1985

Communication University of China Press focuses on broadcasting and hosting, journalism and communication, film and television arts, and media management, while also covering language and writing, applied psychology, social sciences, and exam preparation books. Representative titles in the library include Research Methods in Communication (2nd Edition), Communication and Society: Political Economy and Cultural Analysis, Empire and Communication, and The Structure and Function of Social Communication, as well as The Network State: Telecommunications as Institutional Legacy, Models of Mental Disorder: Critical Reflections of a Psychiatry Professor, and News and Public Opinion: Selected Papers of Robert E. Park. Its author resources include Richard R. John, Peter Taylor, Ke Huixin, Jin Gengxing, Sun Li, Zhang Tian, Qiu Jianyin, and Wu Yanru, combining translated classics in communication studies with original Chinese research.

版权信息
序：让历史告诉未来
第1章引论：作为社会历史现象的新闻
1.1 换一种角度看新闻
1.2 从叙述到新闻叙述
1.3 症候阅读:一种新闻文本解读方法
1.4 新闻经典的意义与变化
1.5 小结
第2章新闻叙述选择的嬗变
2.1 谁为“典型”？——典型报道的兴起、困境与转型
2.2 建构“知识分子”:从政策导向到结构转型
2.3 “雷锋”——一个精神符号的演变
2.4 小结
第3章新闻叙述主题的嬗变
3.1 “结婚”新闻主题中“公私”观念的改变
3.2 体育比赛报道主题与意识形态的变化
3.3 领导人活动报道主题中“神性”的消退
3.4 小结
第4章新闻叙述逻辑的嬗变
4.1 成就报道中的“推动力”
4.2 英模报道中的“动机”
4.3 灾害报道中的“归因”与“应对”
4.4 小结
第5章新闻叙述方式的嬗变
5.1 媒体“叙述转换”方式的变化
5.2 媒体“评价”方式的变化
5.3 小结
第6章新闻叙述风格的嬗变
6.1 理想化的叙述风格
6.2 非理性的叙述风格
6.3 抒情与思辨的叙述风格
6.4 平衡与趣味的叙述风格
6.5 小结
第7章新闻叙述六十年
7.1 新闻叙述的结构性变化
7.2 错综复杂的社会动因
7.3 未完成的范式转换:对新闻叙述变化的历史解读
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What is the book mainly about?

The book focuses on the overall "transformation" of journalism—from production processes and dissemination channels to professional ideals—against the backdrop of digital technology, systematically analyzing the challenges the industry faces, its adaptive changes, and possible future paths.

What is Wang Chenyao's academic background?

Professor Wang Chenyao teaches at a renowned Chinese institution of journalism and communication, has long devoted herself to journalism and the sociology of news, and has published extensively, with sustained and in-depth observation and theoretical construction regarding changes in journalism.

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王辰瑶 Author

Wang Chenyao: publicly available information about her is limited, and her nationality, birth and death dates, and concrete personal experiences cannot be reliably determined at present. Judging from the two works held in the collection, The Evolving News and A History of New China's News Reporting with Studies of Representative Works, her writing centers mainly on news texts and the history of news reporting, while also touching on the relationship between language expression and news narrative. Her research orientation leans toward historical context and close reading of specific works, often examining news genres, reporting concepts, and social context together, showing a style that combines source-based historical review with textual analysis. Topics of this kind have certain reference value in the intersection of language and writing studies and journalism, and are suitable for readers interested in news history, news writing, and the evolution of texts. Because the available material is limited, no speculation is offered here about her academic background or personal life.