TY - JOUR
T1 - Hierarchy of influences on press in a "partly Free" Society
T2 - Dismantling journalistic autonomy
AU - Lo, Wai Han
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies - National Sun Yat-sen University. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - This study used the hierarchy of influences model to explain the control of the state over the newsroom in a partly free society of Hong Kong during the anti-extradition movement. We interviewed 20 reporters, who work as leading journalists or editorial managers in 9 influential media houses in Hong Kong. Previous studies have used the political economy perspective to analyze the autonomy of Hong Kong media and treated self-censorship as an influential practice. By contrast, this paper has shown how the influence of the state, political actors, media owners, advertisers, and the audience have aligned to undercut journalistic professionalism and autonomy. This paper contributes to the literature by demonstrating the effectiveness of the model in illustrating how political control has been exercised from the macro- to the micro-level.
AB - This study used the hierarchy of influences model to explain the control of the state over the newsroom in a partly free society of Hong Kong during the anti-extradition movement. We interviewed 20 reporters, who work as leading journalists or editorial managers in 9 influential media houses in Hong Kong. Previous studies have used the political economy perspective to analyze the autonomy of Hong Kong media and treated self-censorship as an influential practice. By contrast, this paper has shown how the influence of the state, political actors, media owners, advertisers, and the audience have aligned to undercut journalistic professionalism and autonomy. This paper contributes to the literature by demonstrating the effectiveness of the model in illustrating how political control has been exercised from the macro- to the micro-level.
KW - Hierarchy of influences
KW - Journalistic autonomy
KW - Political control
KW - Press freedom
UR - https://icaps.nsysu.edu.tw/p/404-1131-250647.php?Lang=en
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M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85104481343
SN - 2410-9681
VL - 6
SP - 1065
EP - 1092
JO - Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
JF - Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
IS - 3
ER -