{"product_id":"investigative-journalism-in-china-jingrong-tong-9781441149268","title":"Investigative Journalism in China: Journalism, Power, and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the framework of democratic societies, investigative journalism is deemed as serving the public interest, helping maintain a healthy public sphere and helping to hold power into account. The ideals of a democratic society justify the idea and practice of investigative journalism. Alternately, modern China runs an authoritarian system of the one-party rule, so where does the idea of investigative journalism fit in? Why can investigative journalism appear in such an authoritarian society and with what characteristics? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvestigative Journalism in China\u003c\/i\u003e examines the four aspects of Chinese investigative journalism (the Idea of investigative journalism and its comparison against Western contexts; the Development\/Influence; Reporters and their work; and the Impacts on society), by using empirical data from Dr. Jingrong Tong's fieldwork at two newsrooms (the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Metropolitan Daily\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDahe Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) in 2006, 73 in-depth-interviews conducted from 2004-2008, and the analysis of internal and public documents and media cases in order to accurately survey the field and put it in context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jingrong Tong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441149260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441149268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Jingrong Tong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436567343359,"sku":"9781441149268","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da734c30-38bf-47d5-b32f-29b7618b0511.jpg?v=1777157036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/investigative-journalism-in-china-jingrong-tong-9781441149268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}