American Media's Coverage of China's Olympics Analytical Essay by Top Papers

The paper discusses how the Olympic show-case gave American news media the opportunity to discuss the country of China, its people and its place in the world. The paper looks at the stories emanating from the American news media vis-a-vis the nation of China - stories which emphasize such things as the Chinese people and China's place in the world as opposed to China's rise to pre-eminence in international athletics. The paper concludes that overall, it certainly appears as though American media types describe China in monolithic terms and tend to paint China as a country that is repressive and potentially dangerous to American interests.