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Chinese tabloid is a newspaper format that became extremely popular in the People's Republic of China in the mid-1990s. [1] Like tabloids in the rest of the world, they focus on sensationalism and scandal.

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History

The rise of the tabloid format is associated with withdrawal of governmental subsidies to newspapers in the late 1980s. [2] Faced with the possibility of bankruptcy, many newspapers changed their formats to emphasize investigative reporting and bold editorial policies. Many of these newspapers are owned by units of the Chinese Communist Party; however, this ownership has the odd effect of giving the newspapers the political cover to take a more critical line against the government.[ citation needed ]

Others argue that although tabloids have inadvertently led to a fragmented and decentralized press structure that undermines core party organs, the Chinese regime has maintained a fundamental stronghold on public discourse through media market influence and political control. [3]

Notable coverage

Chinese tabloids have been crucial in breaking some of the major stories on social crises facing mainland China including the AIDS epidemic in Henan, [4] [5] the dangers of coal mining, and the corruption inherent in the system of custody and repatriation.

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References

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  2. Huang, Chengju (2021-03-08), Conboy, Martin; Eldridge II, Scott A. (eds.), "The rise and fall of tabloid journalism in post-Mao China", Global Tabloid (1 ed.), Routledge, pp. 183–197, doi:10.4324/9780429320880-12, ISBN   978-0-429-32088-0, S2CID   233797018
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  4. Gittings, John (2001-06-11). "The Aids scandal China could not hush up". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  5. Bandurski, David (2008-05-19). "Facing crisis, one of Sichuan's top commercial tabloids returns briefly to its party-paper roots". China Media Project. Retrieved 2024-11-27.