Official Media as Emotional Valves

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asian Survey Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1525/as.2023.1831404

Fangzhu Lu, Zhongbi Huang, Tianguang Meng

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Abstract

Social media is the most popular platform for the expression of public opinion, and it is a critical channel through which researchers can observe the dynamics and patterns of public opinion. This study explores the political origins of Chinese nationalism by focusing on how official media shapes mass nationalism in Cyber China. Analyzing 26 million Weibo posts made during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we found significant variations in nationalism among user types, localities, and stages of the pandemic. Unlike previous studies, we found that the official Chinese media did not always play the expected role of promoting nationalism; instead, it acted as a system of emotional valves that channeled social sentiment. Official media is intended to stabilize social sentiment and prevent social unrest, and nationalistic news stories are used to draw attention away from domestic problems.

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官方媒体作为情感阀门

社交媒体是最受欢迎的民意表达平台，是研究人员观察民意动态和模式的重要渠道。本研究以官方媒体如何塑造网络中国的大众民族主义为重点，探讨中国民族主义的政治根源。我们分析了冠状病毒(COVID-19)大流行期间发布的2600万条微博，发现用户类型、地区和大流行阶段之间的民族主义存在显著差异。与以往的研究不同，我们发现中国官方媒体并不总是发挥预期的促进民族主义的作用;相反，它充当了一个引导社会情绪的情感阀门系统。官方媒体的目的是稳定社会情绪，防止社会动荡，民族主义新闻报道被用来转移人们对国内问题的注意力。

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Asian Survey AREA STUDIES-

CiteScore

1.80

自引率

22.20%

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期刊介绍： The only academic journal of its kind produced in the United States, Asian Survey provides a comprehensive retrospective of contemporary international relations within South, Southeast, and East Asian nations. As the Asian community’s matrix of activities becomes increasingly complex, it is essential to have a sourcebook for sound analysis of current events, governmental policies, socio-economic development, and financial institutions. In Asian Survey you’ll find that sourcebook. Asian Survey consistently publishes articles by leading American and foreign scholars, whose views supplement and contest meanings disseminated by the media.