The usage of the internet as a instrument of ideological propaganda: The Model of Republic of China

ABSTRACTTHE USAGE OF THE INTERNET AS A INSTRUMENT OF IDEOLOGICALPROPAGANDA: THE MODEL OF REPUBLIC OF CHINAIn this doctoral thesis it is examined that how the Internet is beingused as a tool of ideological propaganda. While examining the issue, the webpage of Republic of China ?china.com? and PRC and ABD hackers?destruction attempts towards the web pages are taken as sample events.The published news texts that are related to the topic are taken intoexamination process by using discourse analysis method.The thesis consists of introduction, three chapters and conclusion.After the introduction, that explains the aim of thesis, hypothesis, method anddata collection technique, the first chapter that forms the theoretical part ofthe study and explains some terms like ideology, propaganda and massmedia follows. Also, the connection between the mass media and the newcommunication technology the Internet is tried to be established.In the second chapter, the mass media of China that are used beforethe foundation of republic and after and media politics of China are explainedbriefly. The mass media and media politics of 80s and 90s that is the new ofPRC are dealt with by considering the ideological propaganda. Then, bytaking the relation of the new communication technology the Internet and themass media into consideration; the working process of the Internet, itsrelation with the democracy, and its position in PRC are examined byresearch.In the third chapter, the news texts about ?PRC and the USA HackerWar? that were written after the crash of PRC and the USA airplanes areused to reveal that how the internet is used as a instrument of ideologicalpropaganda by examining the discourse analysis technique.In conclusion of the thesis, the discourse analysis and hypotheses ofthe thesis are taken into consideration. As a result, the hypotheses of thesisare proved that they are correct.