Chinoy, Mike

Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic

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ISBN 13:: 9780231207997
author:: Chinoy, Mike
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Columbia University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 520
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3.6 centimetres (0
Genre:: Biography, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Arts & Photography,
Condition:: New
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Reporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. American media coverage of China has profoundly influenced U.S. government policy and shaped public opinion not only domestically but also around the world. This book tells the story of how American journalists have covered China, from the civil war of the 1940s through the COVID-19 pandemic, in their own words. Mike Chinoy assembles a remarkable collection of personal accounts from eminent journalists, including Stanley Karnow, Seymour Topping, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Melinda Liu, Nicholas Kristof, Joseph Kahn, Evan Osnos, David Barboza, Amy Qin, and Megha Rajagopalan, among dozens of others. They share behind-the-scenes stories of reporting on historic moments, such as Richard Nixon's groundbreaking visit in 1972, and the challenges of covering a complex and secretive society. Through the personal accounts of multiple generations of China correspondents, Assignment China provides a unique understanding of the people who have covered China for the American media and how they have done so. This insight is crucial to understanding the news at a time of crisis in Sino-American relations.

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