Introducing the concept of state-sponsored platformization, this volume shows the complexity behind the central role the party-state plays in shaping social med

This collection of essays-- written by pioneering Chinese journalists and Western experts--explores how transformations in China's media--from a propaganda mout

Maria Repnikova offers an innovative analysis of the media oversight role in China by examining how a volatile partnership is sustained between critical journal

Life outside the mobile phone is unbearable.’ Lily, 19, factory worker. Described as the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese

Stockmann argues that the consequences of introducing market forces to the media depend on the institutional design of the state.