Media in Hong Knong Press Freedom and Political Change, 1967-2005 (Routledge Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series) [#1018866]

Media in Hong Knong: Press Freedom and Political Change, 1967-2005 (Routledge Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series) By Carol Lai
2007 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0415401216 | PDF | 2 MB
This book examines the Hong Kong media over aforty year period, focusing in particular on how its newspapers and TV stations have struggled for press freedom under the colonial British administration, as well as Chinese rule. Making full use of newly declassified material, extensive interviews and specific case-studies, it provides an illuminating analysis of the dynamics of political power and its relationship with media censorship. Overall, this book is an impressive discussion of the evolving face of the Hong Kong media, and is an important contribution to theoretical debates on the relationship between political power, economics, identity and journalism.