Examining Representation of the Non-Local

Jaibal Naduvath

China Report, 2014, vol. 50, issue 2, 109-129

Abstract: This article examines how the United Kingdom’s media represents contemporary China. Using the context of the Beijing Olympics, the article examines the UK media’s representation of China through the prisms of ideology, history and geopolitics. Using Content Analysis, the inquiry examines news reports on the Olympics published in the UK’s ‘national newspapers’ (as classified by Lexis Nexis) between 9 May 2008 and 8 August 2008, the three-month period immediately preceding the games. The article finds the UK media’s narrative on China prejudiced by ideological differences, biases traceable to historical presuppositions, and anxieties emanating from China’s resurgence on the world stage.

Keywords: Beijing Olympics; China; the United Kingdom; media; representation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0009445514524101

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