Whereas in 1978 there were only 186 newspapers and a handful of magazines and broadcast outlets, today China has roughly 2,200 newspapers, 9,000 magazines, 1,000 radio stations, and 420 TV stations, plus a growing proliferation of cable TV outlets. Most of these outlets no longer receive full financial support from the government and must rely on advertising revenue to survive and grow.
尽管1978年的时候中国仅有186份报纸、少数杂志和几个广播电台，如今却大约有2,200份报纸，9,000份杂志，1,000个电台和420个电视台，外加一个正在迅速庞大的有线电视网。大部分这些媒体不再从政府那里接受所有的经济支持，并且必须依赖于广告收入来生存和扩大。