Media and protest logics in the digital era : the umbrella movement in Hong Kong /
For 79 days in 2014, Hong Kong became the focus of international attention due to a public demonstration for genuine democracy that would become known as the Umbrella Movement. On the surface, this movement was not unlike other large-scale protest movements that have occurred in recent years. Howeve...
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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For 79 days in 2014, Hong Kong became the focus of international attention due to a public demonstration for genuine democracy that would become known as the Umbrella Movement. On the surface, this movement was not unlike other large-scale protest movements that have occurred in recent years. However, it was distinct in how bottom-up processes evolved into a centrally organized, programmatic movement with concrete policy demands. This text analyzes how traditional mass media institutions and digital media combined with on-the-ground networks in such a way as to propel citizen participation and the evolution of the movement as a whole.
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- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
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- Previously issued in print: 2018.
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- Specialized.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780190856816
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Parallelausgabe: 9780190856779Parallelausgabe: 0190856777
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