Understanding Frames of the State-Sponsored Media Tweets During the 2019 Hong Kong Protests
Journal: Asian Journal of Media and Communication
Year: 2022

In this current study, Chinese government’s strategic communication efforts were explored in the context of the 2019 Hong Kong protests via state-sponsored media tweets. To understand how the government conveyed the protests and how it is engaged with other stakeholders, tweets were examined inductively in terms of frames and stakeholders. Recognizing the strategic nature of agenda building, message frames, stakeholders, and their characteristics and relationships around the issues were the key