Week 14-1 Review (1) - POLC 3020 Contemporary Chinese Govt...

POLC 3020:
Contemporary Chinese Govt & Politics
Week 14 (1)
Review for the Final Exam
Nov. 22, 2010

• Title (Page 1)  Title must be in question form
• Abstract (Page 1)
• Body of the Paper (What, Why, and So What?)
– Literature Review
– Your Argument
– Empirical Evidence
– Approx. 7-10 pages
– Style: Font Size 12, Single Space
– Citation in the body
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
Research Paper

• How does the Chinese government attempt to shape public opinion
through media control?
• In general, political control of the media leads the public to distrust the
government. However, in today’s China, media markets are growing and
more commercialized. Does this new trend increase media consumption?
• What are the consequences of the marketization of mass media in terms of
the people’s political attitudes? Explain the political implication.
Question 1
• Media Control (Institutional/ Censorship)
 Institutional (News Agency, Govt Department)
 Censorship
• Consequences
 Intended (Support for Regime and Official Ideologies/ Nationalism )
 Unintended (Pro-Western, Political Efficacy and Activism in
Workplace, etc.)