Journalistic narrative on poverty reduction in Guizhou, China (2013-2020): its social representations
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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2024-519Keywords:
social representations, poverty alleviation plan, People's Daily, content analysis, Guizhou-China, Xi Jinping, informative treatment, povertyAbstract
Introduction: The Chinese government in 2013 proposed achieving a moderately prosperous society by 2020 and in January 2021 it was declared achieved. This work studies the journalistic narrative of the People's Daily about the Plan and the Guizhou Province. Methodology: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of words, themes, concepts and attitudes present in these texts was carried out, covering information published in 2013 (beginning of the Plan), 2017 (halfway) and 2020 (closing). Results: We verified the absence of studies that delve into these issues, the government version leaves aside the voice of the recipient population and the journalistic coverage evolved with the development of the projects. The emotional tone registers little difference from one date to another. Discussion: The research provides knowledge about the treatment that the media gave to the poverty alleviation program and offers insights that can be applied in a broader context. Conclusions: The journalistic discourse is very general at the beginning of the plan, but later it becomes more detailed. The official media reports coincide with the government's focus points and it is at the end of the period that a more humanized representation of the stories is observed.
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