Abstract
ABSTRACT Since the “official formalization” of China–Africa relations through the establishment of Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2000, there has been increased media coverage of the China–Africa relations in national and regional news media outlets in China and several African countries. However, media critics as well as scholarly studies have noted several of the stories from the coverage are biased, slanted and superficial in nature or read more like state-sponsored public relation reporting. In view of the criticisms of China–Africa reporting in both scholarly literature and non-academic sources, this study surveyed journalists who received reporting grants from the Africa–China Reporting Project of Wits University, South Africa, to gain insights on how journalists perceive the reportage of China–Africa relations and the constraints that journalists frequently face in reporting China–Africa relations from the field.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call