▁Iss ues ; ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁The ▁Chinese ▁Journal ist : ▁Medi ating ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁most ▁popul ous ▁country ▁ ▁Chinese ▁journal ism ▁ ▁Of ▁special ▁interest ▁is ▁the ▁re app earance ▁of ▁investig ative ▁journal ism ▁in ▁China ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁said ▁this ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁supposed ly ▁western ▁techniques ▁of ▁investig ative ▁journal ism ▁apply ▁in ▁contrast ing ▁political ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁to ▁Western ▁obser vers ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁media ▁( and ▁investig ative ▁journal ists ▁in ▁particular ) ▁are , ▁despite ▁limitations ▁upon ▁them , ▁influen cing ▁public ▁life ▁today ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁new ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁ideas , ▁changing ▁terms ▁of ▁reference , ▁forcing ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁reform , ▁giving ▁voice ▁to ▁concerns ▁and ▁calling ▁attention ▁to ▁issues . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Investig ative ▁Journal ism : ▁Context ▁and ▁Pract ice , ▁Hugo ▁de ▁Burg h ▁ed , ▁London ▁and ▁New ▁York : ▁Rout ledge , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁T iger ▁Hun ting ▁at ▁News pro be ▁article ▁by ▁Hugo ▁de ▁Burg h ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁China ▁Media ▁Center ▁page ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁West min ster ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁journal ists ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Category : B rit ish ▁media ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of