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Media, Internet, and Social Movements in Hong Kong

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Media, Internet, and Social Movements in Hong Kong Synopsis

Focusing on the unique story of the "recolonisation" of Hong Kong since 2019, this book describes the environment of news gathering and publishing during this period and studies how this has connected to wider political, economic, and social changes.

Media, Internet and Social Movements in Hong Kong considers the operation of the news media in this divided region to illuminate the unparalleled experience of the transfer of sovereignty of the territory from a liberal democracy to a semi-authoritarian regime. This book examines key aspects of news production that constrain media freedom in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) including the routines and concrete cases of censorship exercised by state authorities; self-censorship by news organisations, and the roles of the Chinese and HKSAR governments as key sources of news. The authors also discuss the norms and values of journalists and citizens in Hong Kong as forces resisting control as well as the popular use of social media in mobilising anti-government protests.

This compelling text will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of journalism, media, and area studies, particularly those focusing on Greater China and the Asia-Pacific region.

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ISBN: 9780367713027
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Author: Carol P Lai, Andrew Y To
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 138 pages
Series: Routledge Focus on Communication and Society
Genres: Media studies
News media and journalism
Regional / International studies
History
Politics and government