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Publication details [#51736]

Lee, Francis L.F. 2008. Local press meets transnational activism: news dynamics in an anti-WTO protest. Chinese Journal of Communication 1 (1) : 55–76.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

crosscultural communication | disagreeing | discourse analysis | discussion | press

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper on transnational activism explores Hong Kong media coverage of the transnational protests during the World Trade Organization's 6th Ministerial Conference, held in Hong Kong in December 2005. It focuses especially on how this non-routine news event brought about a more reflective interactive dynamics between protesters and journalists.