Title
Diverse roles of alternative media in Hong Kong civil society : from public discourse initiation to social activism
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Asian Public Policy
Publication Date
3-1-2014
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
83
Last Page
101
Publisher
Routledge
Keywords
alternative media, civil society, Hong Kong, politics, social activism
Abstract
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 ofIn-media, an online AM in Hong Kong, through an evaluation of its functions in civil society and in the political arena.
DOI
10.1080/17516234.2013.873342
Print ISSN
17516234
E-ISSN
17516242
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Full-text Version
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Yung, B., & Leung, L. Y.-M. (2014). Diverse roles of alternative media in Hong Kong civil society: From public discourse initiation to social activism. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 7(1), 83-101. doi: 10.1080/17516234.2013.873342
