ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the changes in the technological, political and economic environment and contextualise the practice of Chinese investigative journalism in the 2010s. It analyzes the key features of the practice of Chinese investigative journalism as it shifted away from the “golden age” to the new era. The chapter focuses on the changing mode of production of investigative journalism, by case studying former TV host Cui Yongyuan’s endeavour to expose the tax scandal of entertainment celebrities and the genetically modified food controversy based on personalised social media. It concludes by discussing the industrial and sociopolitical implications of Chinese investigative journalism moving from legacy media to online media and from professional production to amateur production.
