Zeng, Y orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-7840 (2021) Morphology and typology of China correspondents: A habitus-based approach. Journalism, 22 (4). pp. 1107-1126. ISSN 1464-8849
Abstract
Drawing on Bourdieu’s field theory and his key construct of habitus, this study examines the primary and secondary habitus of China correspondents, and proposes a habitus-based typology of foreign correspondents. Theoretically, this article attempts to advance the construct of habitus as a conceptual framework for journalism and media studies. Empirically, based on a survey analysis of 101 journalists and in-depth interviews with 20 journalists, this article maps out the primary and secondary habitus of China correspondents, and further analyzes how different habitus lands China correspondents into a typology of four: Spiralists, Sporadics, Sinophiles, and Sinojournos. These different positions, as the article argues, shape different strategies and practices of China correspondents – either to maintain or to challenge the existing power structure in the field of China correspondence. The implications of these results are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journalism. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Bourdieu, China, foreign correspondents, habitus, journalistic field |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2019 13:24 |
Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2022 11:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1464884918804910 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:145233 |