Diverse roles of alternative media in Hong Kong civil society: from public discourse initiation to social activism

被引:16
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作者
Yung, Betty [1 ]
Leung, Lisa Yuk-Ming [2 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Inst Educ, Ctr Governance & Citizenship, 10 Ping Rd, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Lingnan Univ, Dept Cultural Studies, 8 Castle Peak Rd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
alternative media; civil society; politics; social activism; Hong Kong;
D O I
10.1080/17516234.2013.873342
中图分类号
K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ;
摘要
This is an interdisciplinary article, integrating Political Science and Media Studies to examine the roles of alternative media (AM) in civil society. AM plays diverse, overlapping and interacting roles in civil society, namely (1) providing alternative information and to serve as (2) an alternative public sphere, (3) a platform for social activists and civil society organizations, (4) an initiator of public discourse and (5) an agent of civil society activism. This article explores the different roles such media plays by conducting a case study of In-media, an online AM in Hong Kong, through an evaluation of its functions in civil society and in the political arena.
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页码:83 / 101
页数:19
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