Lee, Francis L. F.

Talk radio, the mainstream press, and public opinion in Hong Kong /Francis L.F. Lee. - Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : illustrations - Hong Kong culture and society .

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.



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Radio talk shows--China--Hong Kong.
Radio programs--China--Hong Kong.
Freedom of speech--China--Hong Kong.
Freedom of expression--China--Hong Kong.


Electronic Books.

DS796 / .T355 2014