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Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Need for the Study
1.4 Theoretic Framework
1.4.1 General Framework
1.4.2 Defining the key Concepts
1.5 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Literature on International Communication
2.2 Literature on China’s National Image
2.3 Literature on Reporting the Olympic Games
Chapter Three METHODOLOGY
3.1 Circulation
3.2 Time Frame
3.3 Unit of Analysis
3.4 Variables
3.4.1 Themes of the reports
3.4.2 Tones of the reports
3.4.3 Wording of the reports
Chapter Four FINDINGS
4.1 Themes of the Reports
4.2 Tones of the Reports
4.3 Wording of the Reports
Chapter Five DISSCUSION ON THE FINDINGS
5.1 Foreign Policy’s Influence on the Reports
5.2 National Interest’s Impact on the Reports
5.3 The Ideological Influence on the Reports
5.4 American Media’s Critical and Commercial Feature
5.5 Conclusion of This Chapter
Chapter Six THE SIGNIFICANeE OF CHINA'S NATIONAL IMAGE
6.1 The Importance of National Image for China
6.2 Comparison with the Reports in 2001
Chapter Seven CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX Ⅰ REPORTS CITED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES