TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Rights Media Coverage in Chinese East Asia
AU - Fan, David P
AU - Ostini, Jennifer
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - An analysis was made of mass media coverage originating in four Chinese-speaking regions of the world—the People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. The analysis was of coverage of human rights of three types: civil and political; social and economic; and due process. Rights were also scored as to whether they pertained to individuals and businesses. One finding was that civil-political rights were emphasized in regions with the greatest exposure to the West, while regions with less exposure focused on social-economic rights. Another result was that, as ideas about human rights diffused in regions, due process rights were increasingly discussed in the media. A further finding was that much of the press coverage that used the term “human rights” involved rhetorical responses to Western criticisms without articulating specific ideas about rights.
AB - An analysis was made of mass media coverage originating in four Chinese-speaking regions of the world—the People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. The analysis was of coverage of human rights of three types: civil and political; social and economic; and due process. Rights were also scored as to whether they pertained to individuals and businesses. One finding was that civil-political rights were emphasized in regions with the greatest exposure to the West, while regions with less exposure focused on social-economic rights. Another result was that, as ideas about human rights diffused in regions, due process rights were increasingly discussed in the media. A further finding was that much of the press coverage that used the term “human rights” involved rhetorical responses to Western criticisms without articulating specific ideas about rights.
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U2 - 10.1177/000271629956600108
DO - 10.1177/000271629956600108
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033458562
SN - 0002-7162
VL - 566
SP - 93
EP - 107
JO - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
JF - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
IS - 1
ER -