The International News Report Dilemma of CGTN: Analyzing its Reporting of Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro’s Death

Abstract

The article compares CGTN’s (China Global Television Network) video report of “Fidel Castro’s death” with “Nelson Mandela’s death”, analyzing CGTN’s two pairs of factors such as the number of reports, frequency, content, and foreign media overlap, studying the reporting logic behind it. Looking at the report on the death of Mandela, there are several problems, such as the report being lopsided, following the foreign media, and lacking a Chinese “national position”. Observing reports on the death of Castro, the situation is different. This issue reflects the dilemma of Chinese official media in cross-cultural communication. The article makes data analysis and content analysis on these two news reports of CGTN, and interprets the reasons behind this difference. China’s international cross-cultural communication still lacks its national position. It is necessary to improve Chinese official media’s communication capabilities.

Keywords

International communication / CGTN / Nelson Mandela / Fidel Castro

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