Journalistic Professionalism among Chinese-language Newspaper Journalists in China and Malaysia

Description:

The US President Donald Trump describes the elite journalists as rumor distributor, fake news maker and corrupted media circles. In the meantime, the American public also starts questioning about professional journalists' performance, credibility and their responsibility. Therefore, it is very critical to use Dr. Shao's research as a framework to conduct a wider and larger scale research project which can develop a strong program to help us better understand professional journalism across the globe.
——Dr. Qingwen Dong (Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of the Pacific)

This thesis is a must read for academia, students, media practitioners and anyone who are interested in the world of journalism and communication. It presents a complete scenario of the status of journalistic professionalism in China and Malaysia including journalists' constraints in achieving it.
——Dr. Nik Norma Nik Hasan (Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
 

Content:

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
  1.  Background of Study                                                
  2.  Problem Statement                                                
  3.  Research Objectives                                               
  4.  Research Questions                                                
  5.  Research Hypotheses                                             
  6.  Significance of Study                                             
  7.  Research Scope                                                  
  8.  Definitions                                                      
  9.  Organization of Study                                            

CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Debate over Journalistic Professionalism                          
2.2 Studies on Journalistic Professionalism                           
2.3 Studies on Journalistic Professionalism in Chinese-language World                                        
CHAPTER 3 – THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Professionalism
3.2 Gatekeeping   

CHAPTER 4 – METHODOLOGY
4.1 Mixed Methods                                                                 
4.2 Survey                                                                           
4.2.1 Population and Sampling                                                
4.2.2 Data Collection                                                                 
4.2.3 Data Analysis                                                                   
4.3 In-depth Interview                                                                 
4.3.1 Population and Sampling                                                   
4.3.2 Data Collection                                                                 
4.3.3 Data Analysis                                                                  
 
CHAPTER 5 – FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
5.1 Surveys Results of the China Journalists                           
5.1.1 Demographic and Work-related Characteristics                
5.1.2 Journalistic Professionalism                               
5.1.3 Demographic Factors Influencing Journalistic Professionalism                            

5.2 Surveys Results of the Malaysian Journalists                   
5.2.1 Demographic and Work-related Characteristics                
5.2.2 Journalistic Professionalism                               
5.2.3 Demographic Factors Influencing Journalistic Professionalism                             
5.3 Comparison of Survey Results                                       
5.3.1 Comparison of Demographic and Work-related Characteristics                           

5.3.2 Comparison of Journalistic Professionalism                  
5.3.3 Comparison of Demographic Influential Factors              
5.4 In-depth Interview Results                                 
5.4.1 Introduction                                           
5.4.2 Influential Factors influencing Journalistic Professionalism                              

5.4.3 Influential Factors behind Differences and Similarities                                  

5.4.4 Suggestions to Improve Journalistic Professionalism      

CHAPTER 6 – DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
6.1 Discussion
6.2 Conclusion
6.3 Contributions                                                                
6.4 Limitations                                                                      

6.5 Suggestions for Future Research                                          

RERERENCES                                                                      
APPENDICES                                                       
Appendix A: Survey Questionnaire                                          
Appendix B: Interview Guide                                               
EPILOGUE:
Journalistic Professionalism still “on the road”                                         
 

Author
Shao Baohui obtained a PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and was a visiting scholar for one year at University of the Pacific (UOP) in the United States. He is currently an Associate Professor and MA student supervisor at School of Journalism & Communication of Hebei University in China.
Member of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Mass Communi­cation; member of the Society of Overseas Chinese History; research fellow at the Inter­cultural Communication Research Centre of Hebei University; research fellow at the Research Centre for Organization of Islamic Cooperation of Hebei University.
His research interests lie in journalism history and theory, overseas Chinese and Chinese-language newspapers, as well as Chinese modern literature.