Media in Hong Kong

Carol P. Lai is Assistant Professor at the Department of Media and Communication, the University of Macau. She is a veteran journalist who has travelled extensively from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s to cover mainland China news. Elected as the chairperson of the professional trade union, Hong Kong Journalists Association, in 1997, she played a leading role in lobbying for press freedom internationally and in raising public awareness about free speech in the 1990s. She has also written book chapters and articles on journalism, media independence and the importance of pluralism in Hong Kong politics.

'This book is a piece of serious academic work, scrutinising the role played by the media during critical periods of political transformation in Hong Kong...]...[Lai's volume distinguishes itself from many of the postmodernist-inclined media studies in that she anchors her studies in concrete historical events, and probes, if not pushes, for a role and relevance for anyone interested in the political role of the media in Hong Kong in particular and in the developing world in general' - Alex H. Choi, University of Macau, Journal of Contemporary Asia, February 2009

• 1. Introduction 2. British Policy and the Hong Kong Communist Press, 1967-1970 3. Reporting on a Jailed Journalist: A Textual Analysis during the Transition Period 1993-97 4. Reporting on the Taiwanese Presidential Election: A Textual Analysis of News Coverage in the Post-Handover Period 5. Regime Change and Media Control 6. Journalism’s Norms and People Power 7. Conclusion