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<span><span>This edited volume provides comprehensive and in-depth case studies of Chinese investigative journalists’ dreams, work practices, and strategies. It is the first book that systematically addresses the roles, values, and methods of Chinese investigative journalists in different types of media and geographical locations. It provides insights into the possibilities for critical journalism within China at a time where the media appears crucial in realizing the country’s ambitions for greater global soft power.</span></span>

<span><span>Introduction</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: Agency, Autonomy and Voice among Chinese Investigative Journalists: Rethinking the Role of Journalism, Marina Svensson, Elin Sæther, and Zhi’an Zhang</span></span>
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<span><span>Part I: Mapping Investigative Journalism: Voices and Demographics</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: Speaking for the Weak? Perspectives on Voice Relating to Investigative Journalism in China, Elin Sæther</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3: The Identities and Demographics of Investigative Journalists in China: Findings from a survey, Fei Shen and Zhi’an Zhang</span></span>
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<span><span>Part II: Socialisation Processes: Values, Identities and Structures</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4: Chinese Journalism Students: Balancing competing values, Laura Dombernowsky</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: Between Advocacy and Objectivity: New role models among investigative journalists, Hongyi Bai</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: Gendering Investigative Journalism: Norms and practices inside and outside the newsroom, Marina Svensson and Haiyan Wang</span></span>
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<span><span>Part III: Agency, Autonomy and Strategies: Relations to State, Society and Businesses </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: Chinese Investigative Journalists’ Coping Tactics in a Restrictive Media Environment, Maria Repnikova</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8: Self-censorship in News Production: Findings from reports on the ‘toxic milk powder’ scandal, Zhi’an Zhang</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: Reporting on Law and Justice: Investigative journalists and the legal system, Marina Svensson</span></span>
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<span><span>Part IV: Geographical Scales and Variations: Place and Media Cultures</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 10: The Development of Investigative Reporting and Journalistic Professionalism in Southern Weekend, Li-Fung Cho</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 11: Local Investigative Journalism: Understanding the Background, Context and Trajectories of Investigative Journalism in Dahe Daily and Southern Metropolis Daily, Jingrong Tong</span></span>

<span><span>Marina Svensson is associate professor at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University. Her major publications include the monograph </span><span>Debating Human Rights in China: A Conceptual and Political History</span><span> and the co-edited volume </span><span>Making Law Work: Implementation of Law</span><span>in China.</span><span><br><br>Elin Sæther is postdoctoral research fellow in human geography at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo. Her work on Chinese media has been published in the </span><span>China aktuell-Journal of Current Chinese Affairs</span><span>.<br><br></span><span>Zhi’an Zhang</span><span> is associate professor in the School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. He has published several works in Chinese on investigative journalism, including </span><span>Journalists’ Professionalism: The Professional Awareness and Reporting Strategies of In- Depth Journalists</span><span> and </span><span>In-Depth Reporting: Interviews and Classical Cases of In-Depth Reporting</span><span>.</span></span>