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Oosterberg, Florian (2017)

A Struggle for Democracy: A Textual Analysis of Newspaper Articles Reporting on the Hong Kong Democracy Protests in 2014

Master thesis | Asian Studies (120 EC) (MA)
This thesis researched how four large newspapers: People’s Daily（人民日报）and Southern Metropolis Daily （南方都市报）both from China, and Apple Daily （苹果日报）and Ta Kung Pao (大公报), based in Hong Kong, reported on the massive demonstrations of mid-September 2014, following the decision of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on August 31st to hold elections for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in 2017.
Hong Kong
China
newspaper
qualitative text analysis
protest
democracy
2014
Author
Oosterberg, Florian
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
MA Asian Studies: Chinese Studies
Supervisors
Pieke, F.N.
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en