Constructing and contesting the ‘Order’ imagery in media discourse: Implications for civil society in Hong Kong

Agnes Shuk-Mei Ku

doi:10.1080/01292980701306613

Constructing and contesting the ‘Order’ imagery in media discourse: Implications for civil society in Hong Kong

Agnes Shuk-Mei Ku^*

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Abstract

This article examines the role of the mass media in the discursive field of civil society in Hong Kong with reference to three case studies. The civil space is defined and redefined through the interplay between a dominant discourse of order versus chaos on the one hand and an opposition discourse of civil society on the other, the latter being mixed with certain ideological, pragmatic and marketing considerations by the mass media.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-200
Number of pages	15
Journal	Asian Journal of Communication
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01292980701306613
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

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Civil Society
Hong Kong
Law and Order
Mass Media

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