This paper examines the interconnectedness of the construction of race, ethnicity, and national identity in US and Taiwanese news coverage of Jeremy Lin. By comparing media coverage of Linsanity in major US and Taiwanese newspapers, this paper aims to demonstrate how national ideology sanctions specific constructions of race and ethnicity, and how Jeremy Lin was framed differently by nationally-preferred archetypal narratives in the US and Taiwan. This paper proceeds through three steps. First, it reviews scholarship on the intersection of news media, sport and national identity in the context of globalization. Next, it discusses research methods and data collection procedures. Finally, it compares US and Taiwanese news coverage of Jeremy Lin and argues that media in both countries reflect traditional racialized and nationalist ideologies in their representation of Linsanity, supporting the dominant nationalistic rhetoric in the US and to increasing social solidarity in Taiwan.
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Keywords：National identity, Media sport, Jeremy Lin, Journalism, Linsanity