Introduction

Abstract

In contemporary China, the news media platforms are becoming ever more crowded. Although television, radio and print newspapers are still the conventional channels that keep people informed about what’s happening around them and in the world, more and more people are choosing to read news on Internet-connected computers, mobile phones and other devices. Apparently, the news landscape is shifting from traditional media outlets to the Internet and mobile media outlets. Although television news still holds the largest proportion of the audience, the number of online news consumers is rapidly growing.