Assessing the Impact of Digital Alternative News Media in a Hybrid News Environment: Cases from Taiwan and Hong Kong

As consumption of mainstream news media declines and alternative news media proliferates, in this paper, we seek to assess the impact of digital alternative news media (DANM) in relation to mainstream news media (MNM). We examine the range of DANM, especially public Facebook pages, related to two la...

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Published in:Journalism and Media 2022-09, Vol.3 (3), p.568-593
Main Authors: Nip, Joyce Y. M., Cheng, Yu-Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alternative media
alternative news media
Alternatives
Case studies
Communication
Cultural heritage
digital alternative media
digital alternative news media
Digital broadcasting
Digital media
Facebook
Journalists
Mass media effects
News media
Political activism
Social activism
Social media
social movement media
Social movements
Social networks
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Summary:As consumption of mainstream news media declines and alternative news media proliferates, in this paper, we seek to assess the impact of digital alternative news media (DANM) in relation to mainstream news media (MNM). We examine the range of DANM, especially public Facebook pages, related to two large-scale social movements neighbouring mainland China as case studies of social movement media exerting maximalist effects. The assessment relies on academic sources, archival materials, descriptive social media metrics, and an original analysis of external content shared on public Facebook pages and groups using data collected from the Facebook Graph API. A six-dimensional scheme is proposed to guide the assessment. Sorting through and piecing together multiple sources, we arrive at a multi-faceted description, comparison, and analysis of the impact of DANM during two social movements.
ISSN:2673-5172
2673-5172
DOI:10.3390/journalmedia3030039