China Newspaper Directory

Comprehensive directory of approximately 1,000 general-interest Chinese newspapers from 1981 to 2011. The newspaper directory is constructed from four data sources: (1) the Chinese Newspaper Directory (2003, 2006, 2010), published by the State Administration for Press and Publication (SPPA) -- the authority that issues newspaper licenses; (2) the Annual China Journalism Yearbooks (1982-2011), published by the Chinese Academy of Social Science; (3) the China Newspaper Industry Yearbooks (2004-2011), published by a Beijing-based research institute; and (4) an eight-volume collection of the front pages of major newspapers on the date of first publication. Description of the variables in the data set: 1. Province, prefecture, and county are the location of the headquarter of a newspaper.<br> 2. newspaper_id: a numerical identifier for each newspaper<br> 3. license_id: a numerical identity for a newspaper’s license issued by the Chinese National Press and Publication Administration. Typically, when a newspaper changes its name, its license remains the same and so does the license_id variable.<br> 4. newspaper_ch: the Chinese name of a newspaper<br> 5. newspaper_en: the English translation of the Chinese name of a newspaper<br> 6. Previous_name: the previous name of a newspaper if the newspaper ever changes names<br> 7. Supervisor: the direct supervisory organization of a newspaper<br> 8. Supervisor_type: the type of the supervisor of a newspaper, classified into one of the following categories<br> - Party: the supervisor is a CCP committee<br> - Government agency: the supervisor is a government department<br> - Mass organization: the supervisor is a mass organization, such as a professional association<br> - Nonnewspaper media: the supervisor is a non-newspaper media such as a broadcaster<br> - Parent newspaper: the supervisor is a newspaper that owns the newspaper<br> - Party media group: the supervisor is a media group supervised by a CCP committee<br> - Soe: the supervisor is a state-owned enterprise<br> 9. Head_unit: the unit that manages the newspaper. Most of the time, the head unit of a newspaper is the same as its supervisor. In some cases, the supervisor (e.g., a CCP committee) may delegate power to an organization (e.g., a party newspaper) to manage a newspaper.<br> 10. Admin_rank: the administrative rank of a newspaper, classified as “central”, “province”, “capital city (of a province)”, “prefecture (non-capital-city prefecture” and “county.”<br> 11. Ownership: residual claimant of a newspaper<br> 12. Founded_date: the date when a newspaper is founded.<br> 13. Republish_date: the date when a newspaper is republished after a period of suspension.<br> 14. Termination_date: the date when a newspaper is terminated.<br> 15. Category_content: is the content type of a newspaper, classified as one of the following categories:<br> - Daily: a general party daily, i.e., the mouthpiece of a CCP committee<br> - Evening: a newspaper whose title contains the words “evening newspaper”, typically quasi-commercialized general-interest newspaper and published in the afternoon<br> - Metro: commercial general interest newspaper published in the morning<br> - Digest_general: a general interest digest, which does not publish original articles<br> - Mixed_econ: a semi-general interest newspaper with a focus on economic news<br> - Mixed_politics: a semi-general interest newspaper with a focus on political news<br> - Mixed_law: a semi-general interest newspaper with a focus on legal issues<br> - Mixed_life: a semi-general interest newspaper with a focus on the coverage of life style本数据集为1981年至2011年间约1000份大众类中文报纸的综合名录。本报纸名录依托四类数据源构建：(1) 由国家新闻出版署（State Administration for Press and Publication, SPPA，即报纸出版许可核发主管部门）发布的《中国报纸名录》（2003、2006、2010版）；(2) 中国社会科学院发布的《中国新闻年鉴》（1982-2011年刊）；(3) 北京某研究机构发布的《中国报业年鉴》（2004-2011版）；(4) 一套共八卷的主流报纸创刊首日头版合集。 数据集变量说明如下： 1. 省、地级市、县级市/县：报纸总部所在地。 2. newspaper_id（报纸编号）：每份报纸的唯一数值标识符。 3. license_id（许可编号）：由中国国家新闻出版署核发的报纸出版许可的数值标识。通常情况下，报纸更名后其出版许可保持不变，license_id变量值亦不发生改变。 4. newspaper_ch（中文报名）：报纸的中文名称。 5. newspaper_en（英文译名）：报纸中文名称的英文译法。 6. Previous_name（曾用名）：报纸更名后的既往名称，未更名则为空。 7. Supervisor（主管单位）：报纸的直接监管机构。 8. Supervisor_type（主管单位类型）：报纸主管单位的类别，分为以下几类： - 党委：主管单位为中国共产党委员会 - 政府机构：主管单位为政府部门 - 群众团体：主管单位为群众团体，如专业协会 - 非报业媒体：主管单位为非报业媒体，如广播机构 - 主办报纸：主管单位为该报纸的主办报社 - 党委直属媒体集团：主管单位为受中国共产党委员会监管的媒体集团 - 国有企业：主管单位为国有企业 9. Head_unit（主办单位）：负责管理报纸的机构。多数情况下，报纸的主办单位与主管单位一致；部分场景下，主管单位（如中国共产党委员会）可将管理权限委托给其他机构（如党委机关报）代为行使。 10. Admin_rank（行政级别）：报纸的行政层级，分为“中央级”“省级”“省会城市级”“地级市（非省会）级”及“县级”五类。 11. Ownership（所有权归属）：报纸的产权所有者，即剩余权益享有方。 12. Founded_date（创刊日期）：报纸正式创刊的日期。 13. Republish_date（复刊日期）：报纸停刊后复刊的日期。 14. Termination_date（停刊日期）：报纸正式停刊的日期。 15. Category_content（内容分类）：报纸的内容类型，分为以下几类： - 党报：党委机关报，即中国共产党委员会的官方喉舌 - 晚报：报名包含“晚报”字样的报纸，通常为准商业化运营的大众类报纸，多为下午出版 - 都市报：市场化运营的大众类报纸，多为上午出版 - 综合文摘报：仅转载内容、不刊发原创稿件的大众类文摘报纸 - 经济综合报：以经济新闻为核心的半大众类报纸 - 政治综合报：以政治新闻为核心的半大众类报纸 - 法治综合报：以法治议题为核心的半大众类报纸 - 生活综合报：以生活方式类内容为核心的半大众类报纸