1st Edition

Reporting Sexual Violence and #MeToo in Asia The View from Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan

By Luwei Rose Luqiu Copyright 2025
104 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

104 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

104 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of news media and social media in the propagation and treatment of the global #MeToo movement. This comparative study uniquely spans Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China—three culturally similar yet legally and politically distinct societies—to elucidate the variations in media systems in each society and the influence these differences... Read more

1 Reflecting Change: Media's Role in Addressing Sexual Violence in Chinese Societies; 2 Mainland China: Does News Media Still Have the Potential to Facilitate Change?; 3 Hong Kong: In the Age of Democratic Backsliding; 4 Taiwan: Assessing the Gatekeeper Role of News Media in #MeToo Movement: Successes and Shortcomings; 5 Comparative Analysis of the News Media’s Role in Tackling Sexual Violence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; 6 Confronting the Frontlines: Challenges and Innovations in Journalism Covering Sexual Violence

Biography

Luwei Rose Luqiu is an Associate Professor for the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University.