Overview
Presents how news media construct social issues and events and thereby convey certain perceptions
Investigates the process of image formation from media construction of meaning and human cognitive complexity in perceiving others
Proposes a systematic and transparent approach to images in news discourse based on framing theory
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Motivated by the relationship between image and reality, the book explores image formation and persistence from media construction of meaning and human cognitive complexity in perceiving others. Media select certain issues and events and then interpret them from particular perspectives. A variety of professional and non-professional factors behind news making may result in biased representations. In addition, from a social psychological perspective, inaccurate perceptions of foreign cultures may arise from categorical thinking, biased processing of stimulus information, intergroup conflicts of interest and in-group favoritism.
Accordingly, whether media coverage deviates from reality is not the main concern of this book; instead, it emphasizes the underlying logics upon which the conclusions and judgments were drawn. It therefore contributes to a rational understanding of Western discourse and holds practical implications for both Chinese public diplomacy and a more constructive role of news media in promoting the understanding of others.
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Book Title: Image, Reality and Media Construction
Book Subtitle: A Frame Analysis of German Media Representations of China
Authors: Fengmin Yan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9076-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9075-4Published: 08 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9078-5Published: 08 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9076-1Published: 24 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 249
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Media Studies, Media Sociology, Discourse Analysis, Intercultural Communication