Research Article

Comparison of News Reports on Public Health Events in Mainstream Media in China and the West: the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 Outbreak as an Example

Authors

  • Jingyi Zhu Yantai Institute, China Agricultural University, Yantai 264670, China
  • Qinyi Chen International Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315000, China
  • Xiaotong Ma School of Art and Literature, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832061, China

Abstract

In today's era, the media is the main way to promote world exchange and communication and to achieve an in-depth understanding of multiple subjects. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, public health events have become an important part of mainstream media coverage in Chinese and Western countries. The media affects the public's perception of the current situation of the epidemic. Due to the strong correlation between the epidemic and production and life, it will, in turn, produce greater social benefits. This requires the media to uphold an objective, fair and scientific attitude and to convey truthful information to the public. This article takes the influential Shanghai epidemic in 2022 as an example, takes the news reports of CNN and China Daily as the entry point, analyzes and compares the differences and commonalities between Chinese and Western mainstream media, and analyzes the main reasons for the differences.

Article information

Journal

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies

Volume (Issue)

4 (4)

Pages

17-24

Published

18-09-2022

How to Cite

Zhu, J., Chen, Q., & Ma, X. (2022). Comparison of News Reports on Public Health Events in Mainstream Media in China and the West: the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 Outbreak as an Example. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 4(4), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.32996/jhsss.2022.4.4.4

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Keywords:

Frame theory, Covid-19, Ideology, Media, Social Construction