ISBN:
9789888208579
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (287 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Talk Radio, the Mainstream Press, and Public Opinion in Hong Kong
DDC:
791.446581095125
Keywords:
Radio programs -- China
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Phone-in programs 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 remediation. It argues that the circulation and re-circulation of talk radio content through the mainstream media is crucial in explaining the medium's social prominence and influence. The process has not only widened the dissemination of tal
Abstract:
Albert Cheng (鄭經翰), Wong Yuk-man (黃毓民), Allen Lee (李鵬飛), Ng Chi-sum (吳志森) and Lee Wai-ling (李慧玲), etc. are names of ex-radio talk show hosts well known among Hong Kong people. They became influential by their sharp and daring criticisms toward the government. 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 important role in channeling and mediating public opinion. Drawing on interviews with radio personnel, analysis of radio and newspaper content, and a
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Figures; Series Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Transformation; 3. Producing the Liberal-Critical Talk Show; 4. Performing Accountability in Talk Radio; Plates; 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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