China Central Television

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/china-central-television

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was China Central Television built?1958
2. What is the operator?National Radio and Television Administration
3. What is the reporting structure?Reports to the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
4. What is China Central Television (CCTV)?CCTV is China’s main TV station that shows news, shows, and stories to many people in China and around the world.
5. When did CCTV start?CCTV began in 1958, when China wanted a big TV station to share information with everyone.

State Media: Media outlets that are owned or controlled by the government of a country.
Propaganda: Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
National Narrative: The story a nation tells about itself, its history, and its identity.