INST 310: CHINA THROUGH THE MEDIA
The University of Mississippi
Spring 2003, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 14:30 - 15:45, 204 Croft Institute
Instructor: Gang Guo * Office: 311 Deupree Hall * Telephone: (662) 915-5419 * e-mail: gg at olemiss dot edu
Office hours: 16:00 - 17:00 Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:00 Thursdays, and by appointment
Overview of Media in Mainland China
- Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Xinhua (New China) News Agency: http://www.xinhua.org
- was founded in November 1931
- has over 7,000 employees
- has over 150 branches all over the world
- People's Daily (Renmin Ribao): http://www.people.com.cn
- was founded on June 15th, 1948
- circulation was about 8 million during Cultural Revolution
- circulation is about 2 million now
- Department of Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television: http://www.sarft.gov.cn
- China National Radio (or ``Central People's Radio Station"): http://www.cnradio.com
- was founded on December 30th, 1940 in Yan'an.
- has 8 channels broadcast through satellite
- primarily news, in Mandarin (Putonghua)
- economic, science, technology, life, service, etc., in Mandarin (Putonghua)
- FM stereo music and art, etc.
- minority nationalities languages
- channel for Taiwan
- channel for Taiwan
- channel for Hong Kong, Macau, and Pearl River Delta
- minority nationalities languages
- China Radio International (CRI): http://www.cri.com.cn
- was founded on December 3rd, 1941 in Yan'an.
- aims at ``promoting understanding and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world."
- broadcasts 211 hours of programs each day to all over the world in 43 languages and Chinese dialects.
- programs include news, current affairs, and features on politics, economy, culture, science and technology.
- China Central Television (CCTV): http://www.cctv.com
- was founded on May 1st, 1958
- broadcast over 200 hours of programs every day through 11 channels
- covers more than 90 percent of China's population
- over 1 billion viewers
- 296 local radio stations
- total of 1836 channels
- 678 channels at the province or prefecture level
- 1158 channels at the county level
- 429 local television stations
- total of 2289 channels
- 1154 channels at the province or prefecture level
- 1135 channels at the county level
- 31 movie factories
- local newspapers
- local magazines
- books