Journal•ISSN: 1754-4769
Chinese Journal of Communication
Taylor & Francis
About: Chinese Journal of Communication is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): China & Politics. It has an ISSN identifier of 1754-4769. Over the lifetime, 478 publications have been published receiving 6519 citations. The journal is also known as: CJoC.
Topics: China, Politics, Social media, The Internet, Journalism
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TL;DR: The Net Delusion is one of those books that one feels compelled to read because it appears that everyone else has as discussed by the authors. But it is also one of the most difficult books to read.
Abstract: Evgeny Morozov, London, Allen Lane, 2011, €16.99 (soft), 408 pp. Evgeny Morozov's The Net Delusion is one of those books that one feels compelled to read because it appears that everyone else has. ...
192 citations
TL;DR: It is argued that WeChat is an example of a non-Western digital media service that owes its success first to its platformization and then to the infrastructuralization of its platform model, and whether this emerging techno-nationalist model could be a plausible platform regulation in the future.
Abstract: In the current research on media and communication, Western internet companies (e.g. Google and Facebook) are typically described as digital platforms, yet these actors increasingly rely on infrast...
129 citations
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper trace the development of Chinese social media app WeChat from its origins to its current role as a leading communications tool for some 600 million Chinese citizens, and analyze the ways the small-group oriented app is changing China's social connections, as it enhances trusted, personal contacts while transforming opportunities for larger online group formation.
Abstract: This article traces the development of the Chinese social media app WeChat from its origins to its current role as a leading communications tool for some 600 million Chinese citizens. It analyzes the ways the small-group oriented app is changing China’s social connections, as it enhances trusted, personal contacts while transforming opportunities for larger online group formation. The article assesses methods the Chinese Government employs to monitor and control WeChat communication, and provides a case-focus study. It also considers the apolitical features, in particular, those related to entertainment and personal social relations, which have made important contributions to WeChat’s great popularity.
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TL;DR: This article examined the role of social media during the 2014 Hong Kong Umbrella Movement and found that social media had become an insurgent public sphere (IPS) in the protest movement, and that acquisition of political news through social media was related positively to support for the Umbrella movement and adversely with satisfaction and trust of established political authorities, including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, the Hong Kong police, and the Chinese central government.
Abstract: The study examines the role of social media during the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong that lasted from September to December 2014. By interviewing a random sample of 1011 respondents over the telephone before the end of the Umbrella Movement, it was found that social media had become an insurgent public sphere (IPS) in the protest movement. Data showed that acquisition of political news through social media was related positively to support for the Umbrella Movement and adversely with satisfaction and trust of established political authorities, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, the Hong Kong police, and the Chinese central government. The insurgent public sphere role of social media, its implications, and likely development vis-a-vis the state and the market are discussed.
121 citations
TL;DR: Shirk, a University of California-San Diego professor who served as a US State Departm... as discussed by the authors, has published a book on political science called "Political Science: A History".
Abstract: Susan L. Shirk, New York, Oxford University Press, 2011, US$17.90 (soft), 281 pp. Political scientist Susan L. Shirk, a University of California-San Diego professor who served as a US State Departm...
116 citations