The Party Line : How the Media Dictates Public Opinion in Modern China (Hardcover)

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 The Agenda: Telling the Party’s Story 1

Chapter 2 Spreading the Word: The Machinery 25

Chapter 3 Ultranetworked: Caught Up in Connections 45

Chapter 4 Reporters: The Party’s Eyes and Ears 63

Chapter 5 Korea and Tibet: China Finds its Voice 81

Chapter 6 Cultural Revolution: The Ultimate Media Movement 97

Chapter 7 A Nixon Visit, the Death of Mao, and the Road to Reform: A Softer Approach 113

Chapter 8 The Tiananmen Square Divide: The Media Gains, Then Loses, its Voice 131

Chapter 9 Falun Gong: Guerilla Coverage Returns 155

Chapter 10 A Bombing in Belgrade and Anti-Japanese Marches: The Nationalism Card 171

Chapter 11 SARS: Don’t Spoil Our Party 189

Chapter 12 The Beijing Olympics and Sichuan Earthquake: Rallying Points 205

Chapter 13 Google in China: Editorializing 225

Afterword 241

About the Author 245

Index 247