Electronic Media Reviews Hong Kong Politics: An Evolving Discourse A Special Issue of the Electronic Media Reviews Section This special issue, which is composed of six e-media reviews, aims to problematize the intricacies of Hong Kong’s politics. Events such as the rally for democracy on July 1, 2013 that marked the anniversary of the creation of the SpecialAdministrative Region, reveal interesting developments. The special issue focuses primarily on matters related to the Legislative Council Election of 2012, with a secondary look at Edward Snowden’s case as it yields insight into political dynamics. In a review of various new online media platforms, Gary Tang argues for the importance of online news as an indispensable channel to understanding public opinion in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on the Internet as an alternative source of news. Hak-Yin Li echoes Tang’s emphasis on the increasing inﬂuence of online media, in turn examining different e-media perspectives on the 2012 Legislative Council Election in general, and the online mobilization of radical groups in particular. The reviews by Kam-Ho Ernest Ng and Wai-Kwok Benson Wong both investigate Internet-based strategies of political campaigns. The former studies the largest online radio station, the Hong Kong Reporter, while the latter pays attention to the Hong Kong City State Autonomy Movement, a nonmainstream political campaign which has irritated Beijing. Focusing on the Snowden affair, Lucio Blanco Pitlo III sheds light on how Hong Kong netizens perceive the Snowden case and how freedom in Hong Kong would come under question if China had decided to intervene regardless of its One Country, Two Systems policy. Finally, in reviewing six online foreign com- mentaries on Beijing-Hong Kong relations during the Snowden affair, Kalvin Fung observes the pessimistic attitude of Western media toward the prospects of liberal autonomy of Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems. Simon Shen, Chinese University of Hong Kong Tina S. Clemente, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman Online Media: The Growing Arena of Public Opinion in Hong Kong Freedom of the press in Hong Kong has been gradually deteriorating since the handover of sovereignty in 1997. Journalists perceive self-censorship in the Asian Politics & Policy—Volume 6, Number 1—Pages 155–176 © 2014 Policy Studies Organization. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Electronic Media Reviews

Hong Kong Politics: An Evolving Discourse

A Special Issue of the Electronic Media Reviews Section

This special issue, which is composed of six e-media reviews, aims toproblematize the intricacies of Hong Kong’s politics. Events such as the rally fordemocracy on July 1, 2013 that marked the anniversary of the creation of theSpecial Administrative Region, reveal interesting developments. The special issuefocuses primarily on matters related to the Legislative Council Election of 2012,with a secondary look at Edward Snowden’s case as it yields insight into politicaldynamics.

In a review of various new online media platforms, Gary Tang argues for theimportance of online news as an indispensable channel to understanding publicopinion in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on the Internet as an alternativesource of news. Hak-Yin Li echoes Tang’s emphasis on the increasing influenceof online media, in turn examining different e-media perspectives on the 2012Legislative Council Election in general, and the online mobilization of radicalgroups in particular. The reviews by Kam-Ho Ernest Ng and Wai-Kwok BensonWong both investigate Internet-based strategies of political campaigns. Theformer studies the largest online radio station, the Hong Kong Reporter, whilethe latter pays attention to the Hong Kong City State Autonomy Movement, anonmainstream political campaign which has irritated Beijing.

Focusing on the Snowden affair, Lucio Blanco Pitlo III sheds light on howHong Kong netizens perceive the Snowden case and how freedom in Hong Kongwould come under question if China had decided to intervene regardless of itsOne Country, Two Systems policy. Finally, in reviewing six online foreign com-mentaries on Beijing-Hong Kong relations during the Snowden affair, KalvinFung observes the pessimistic attitude of Western media toward the prospects ofliberal autonomy of Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems.

Simon Shen, Chinese University of Hong KongTina S. Clemente, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Online Media: The Growing Arena of Public Opinion inHong Kong

Freedom of the press in Hong Kong has been gradually deteriorating since thehandover of sovereignty in 1997. Journalists perceive self-censorship in the

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