Media Strategy Planning

Author: Jianxin Li
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: To comprehensively enhance the overall strength of Chinese media, accelerate the pace for Chinese media to catch up with the world's advanced level, create a domestic and international public opinion environment conducive to China's peaceful development, maintain coordinated and harmonious development between media and politics, economy, culture, and society, and ensure that more voices from Chinese media are heard in the face of Western media dominating global public opinion, Chinese media need to conduct scientific planning and decision-making from a strategic perspective. Based on an analysis of the current state of Chinese media, this book proposes the core argument that media development requires strategic planning, elaborates and demonstrates that the scientific planning approach, which combines "Western planning techniques based on mathematics and science with Eastern planning art based on philosophy," can be applied to Chinese media planning. Through case studies and analyses, it proves the effectiveness of this approach. Research and practical exploration of strategic planning for media are not uncommon, but systematic and in-depth research and exploration have yet to be sufficiently conducted. Leveraging the theory of scientific planning along with relevant theories from philosophy, history, sociology, management, art, and science to explore and construct a theoretical framework for Chinese media planning and seek practical pathways remains a pioneering and groundbreaking endeavor. This book theoretically examines what media strategic planning is, the essence and role of media strategic planning, the processes involved in media strategic planning, how to interpret and analyze media strategy, how to implement media strategy, the relationship between media leadership and media strategic planning, the desired realm of media strategic planning, potential pitfalls in media strategic planning and how to avoid them, and how to conduct feedback and adjustments in strategic planning. It also provides pathways and operational guidelines to achieve media strategic goals, with appropriate arguments, balanced depth and breadth, and pinpoint accuracy. Particularly, the chapter on "The Four Desired Realms of Media Strategic Planning" is grand in perspective, comprehensive in scope, well-supported with references, and appropriately applied, making it a delightful and thought-provoking read with a lasting aftertaste and profound inspiration. Media strategic planning involves numerous factors, and given the unique circumstances of each media organization, it must be grounded in reality. A comprehensive, accurate, and insightful understanding and analysis of each planning subject are prerequisites and foundations for ensuring the scientific and feasibility of the planning. This book employs case studies to meticulously analyze representative media of different types, providing theoretical support and practical validation.