Xu, Jian (Teacher of Chinese),

Media events in web 2.0 China : interventions of online activism / Jian Xu. - 1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrations. - The Sussex library of Asian and Asian American studies . - Sussex library of Asian studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Alternative media and online activism -- Media celebration: Shanzhai media culture as media intervention -- Media disaster: citizen journalism as alternative crisis communication -- Media scandal: online weiguan as networked collective action -- Conclusion: Internet interventionism and deliberative politics in China's web 2.0 era.

9781782848288


Internet--Political aspects--China.
Internet--Social aspects--China.
Mass media--Political aspects--China.
Mass media--Social aspects--China.
Online journalism--China.
Political participation--China.


Electronic books.

HN740.Z9 / I56895 2016

302.23/10951