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1. 1. Produce Wu Lei : a national icon or a product? a case study on national identity and sports media in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Ruihao Guo; [2020]
   Keywords : Wu Lei; national identity; nationalism; sports media; football; news production; consumerism; media power; myth; China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The master thesis "Produce Wu Lei: a National Icon or a Product? - A Case Study on National Identity and Sports Media in China" studies the news coverage of a Chinese professional footballer - Wu Lei, by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study to analyze the representation of him in Chinese media. This thesis aims to understand the interrelation between football, media and national identity, and the ways economic value and social value influence news production in China. READ MORE