Chinese new media: actualisation of the fight against the epidemic of coronavirus infection

Authors

  • Jia Fan Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

new media, Chinese media, coronavirus epidemic, journalism efficiency, state information policy, actualisation of the fight against the epidemic

Abstract

The article discusses the thematic phenomenon of Chinese media, which recently appeared against the backdrop of medical collapse – the spread of coronavirus infection. The actualization of the fight against the epidemic in the media is not only a medical problem, it sheds light on the state of Chinese society, on public policy, economic development, because it is associated with people in the most extreme manifestation associated with their health and life. The object of the study identified new media, which appeared at the beginning of this century due to world technological discoveries, including the Internet. The purpose of the study is related to the value of its results. The world media should move forward in creating journalism techniques that allow them to work more efficiently if the world finds itself in an extreme situation that threatens the lives of millions of people. The Chinese new media faced the epidemic in 2020. Their activities, recipes, and methods for creating materials on this topic will be of great practical importance and will become a valuable example for world media. Scientific research on similar topics has been carried out earlier in relation to bird flu, but the unpredictability and unexpected appearance of each new virus makes the media work unique, since each epidemic is unique and carries special risks. The article proposes seven thematic areas that correspond to the strategic idea of consolidating Chinese society in the context of the coronavirus epidemic.

Author Biography

  • Jia Fan, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    postgraduate student at the department of international journalism, faculty of journalism.

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Published

2020-11-05

Issue

No. 2 (2020): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism and Pedagogics

Section

Theory and Practice of Foreign Mass Media

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Jia Fan 2020. Chinese new media: actualisation of the fight against the epidemic of coronavirus infection. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Nov. 2020), 55–61.