Sport and politics have long been linked, but the Olympic Games represent the most political
sports event of all. The following article focuses on two of the most important aspects of the …

Recent media policy statements made by the Chinese Communist Party's leadership
invariably stress the importance of strengthening Chinese media's “communication …

This innovative new text examines sport's relationship with politics and argues that sport has
always been political, even as far back as antiquity. However, in the last 30 years there has …

The Olympic Games are global communication events that offer host-nations the unique
opportunity to promote a soft power agenda by allowing them to construct global messages …

Despite the exponential growth of Chinese migrants in Australia, and despite the sizable
body of work in various locations, the picture of how the Chinese-language media have …

Mediatization has become a fact of life in China, as have globalization, urbanization, and
commercialization. Yet changes in the Chinese media and communication practices in the …

This paper aims to do three things. First, it will provide a review of key aspects of media
events to date. Second, it will consider the relevance and challenge facing the paradigm of …

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This dissertation is a historical and speculative study of the media, cultural, and
technological infrastructures that anticipated and accompanied the staging of the Olympic …

With audiences estimated to consist of well over half of the global population, the Olympic
Games are premiere global communication events. In this project, the London 2012 …