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

by Francis Lee and Francis L.F. Lee

Book Overview

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 in Hong Kong, using as its analytical framework the idea of re-mediation. It argues that the circulation and re-circulation of talk radio content through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888208586
• ISBN13: 9789888208586
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher