Talk Radio, the Mainstream Press, and Public Opinion in Hong Kong /

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Phone-in programmes on public and commercial radio channels have been a staple of popular Hong Kong politics since the 1990s. In the absence of a fully democratic system, they have played an influential role in channeling and mediating public opinion. This work examines the phenomenon of talk radio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lee, Francis L. F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Talk shows > China > Hong Kong.
Radio programs > China > Hong Kong.
Freedom of speech > China > Hong Kong.
Freedom of expression > China > Hong Kong.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • Series foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical transformation
  • 3. Producing the liberal-critical talk show
  • 4. Performing accountability in talk radio
  • 5. Talk radio as vox pops
  • 6. Reconstructing social dialogue
  • 7. The life cycle of iconic sound bites
  • 8. Constructing the symbolic value of talk radio
  • 9. The talk radio audience and remediation effects
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Transcription convention
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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