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China抯 Journalism Education: A Localization Perspective Abstract Despite a long history of journalism, China started its modern university education in journalism only in the 1920s and under the heavy influence of American journalism education system. However, in the 70-odd years of development since then, China has always seen its journalism education modified and adapted to the different needs in its different development periods, a consistent process of localization in its curriculum and teaching methods as well as its targets. The paper will first discuss the process of localization in the 50 years development of journalism education in China in terms of educational purposes and changes of curriculum. Based on the a survey of the five journalism programs in Shanghai, the paper will then turn to discussion of the diversity and development of the journalism education in Shanghai as showcase, particularly since the 1980s when China witnessed dramatic social changes and rapid economic growth. The paper will also explore the problems of the journalism education in China during its process of localization since the 1980s. 1. Introduction China抯 journalism history could be traced back to Di Bao, a kind of news bulletin in the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (Fang amp; Zhang, 1998, p.11). However, the journalism education in the modern sense did not start in China抯 universities until the 1920s when American journalism education exerted a direct and great influence on the formative stage of the Chinese journalism. In fact, the overall journalism educational system in China was modeled after the American system (Ding, 1997, p70,). However, in the 50-odd years of development since then, China has always seen its journalism education modified and adapted to the different needs in the different development periods in the modern history of China, a consistent process of localization in its curriculum and teaching methods as well as it