| Acknowledgment | 第1-3页 |
| Contents | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第6-10页 |
| ·Origins of the study | 第6-7页 |
| ·Aims, significance and rationale of the study | 第7-8页 |
| ·Structure of the study | 第8-10页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第10-17页 |
| ·The historical development of Chinese media since the launch of economic reform | 第10-14页 |
| ·The general Chinese media environment since the launch of economic reform | 第10-11页 |
| ·The development of Party paper in Chinese media reform | 第11-14页 |
| ·The existing Chinese media studies | 第14-17页 |
| 3. Analytical and theoretical framework of the study | 第17-26页 |
| ·Transitional media approach | 第17-19页 |
| ·Discourse theories | 第19-26页 |
| ·Discourse theories | 第19-22页 |
| ·The application of discourse theories | 第22-23页 |
| ·Some empirical media discourse analytical tools | 第23-26页 |
| 4. Research Methodology | 第26-29页 |
| ·Methodology of data collection | 第26-27页 |
| ·Methodology of data analysis | 第27-29页 |
| 5. Results of Analysis | 第29-44页 |
| ·Earthquake | 第29-35页 |
| ·Corruption | 第35-39页 |
| ·SARS | 第39-44页 |
| 6. Discussion | 第44-50页 |
| ·The new features of discourse in the People's Daily | 第44-46页 |
| ·The analysis of the features of Chinese media discourse with historical perspective | 第46-47页 |
| ·The analysis of the features of Chinese media discourse with cultural perspective | 第47-50页 |
| 7. Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-56页 |
| Appendix | 第56-63页 |
| 摘要 | 第63页 |
