Hong Kong media system in transition: A socio‐cultural analysis |
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| Authors: | Paul SN Lee Leonard L Chu |
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| Institution: | 1. Senior lecturer of the Department of Journalism and Communication , Chinese University of Hong Kong ,;2. Professor and Dean of the School of Communication , Baptist University of Hong Kong , |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the media system of Hong Kong from a socio‐cultural perspective. It proposes to analyse five major factors that determine a media system, namely, political structure, economic structure, media proprietors’ culture, media practitioners’ culture, and audience's culture. Interactions of these five factors result in four ideal‐type media systems. They are: Type I, Free System; Type II, Relatively Free System; Type III, Relatively Repressive System; and Type IV, Repressive System. Analysed in this context, the present media situation in Hong Kong can be considered to be a relatively free system. However, it is also observed that the media system in Hong Kong is likely to become a relatively repressive system after 1997. The paper further suggests that the socio‐cultural model developed here can be used for cross‐cultural comparison. |
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