An Epistemic Trend or a Digital Pitfall? De‑Westernizing Media and Communication Studies in Digital China

Governments hiding facts and truth from the public seems to have become a common phenomenon, especially during the social crisis in China. The practice of the public using various media to express dissent and opinions, to overcome government censorship, appears to contribute to freedom of speech. In...

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Published inGalaktika media: žurnal media issledovanij Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 30 - 46
Main Authors Xu, Nairui, Chen, Lixiong, Yu, Zizheng, Zhu, Xiaoni
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Limited Liability Company Scientific Industrial Enterprise “Genesis. Frontier. Science” 12.12.2022
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chinese media
de-westernization
digital
online users
quantify
social media
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Summary:Governments hiding facts and truth from the public seems to have become a common phenomenon, especially during the social crisis in China. The practice of the public using various media to express dissent and opinions, to overcome government censorship, appears to contribute to freedom of speech. Inspired by widespread online articles during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this paper argues that the flaws in this logic are the dualism, which digital media created (pro-democracy vs authoritarian; freedom vs control), in understanding media in China. By borrowing the discussion of the de-westernization of media and communication studies, the paper argues that the introduction of digital media makes de-westernized studies in China harder because it prompts us to think “digitally.”
ISSN:2658-7734
2658-7734
DOI:10.46539/gmd.v4i4.288