Self-Censorship Through the Eyes of Hong Kong Journalists
Through the narratives of Hong Kong journalists on self-censorship, this paper asks—who is the “self” in “self-censorship”? In the attempt to answer the question, this study highlights the journalists' struggle for autonomy within their media organizations and in society in times of political transition. What is most disturbing in the findings is that some journalists are gradually internalizing the norms set by the ruling regime. This paper, therefore, argues that self censorship is a process of semi-socialization.
The Conceptual Self in Context: Culture Experience Self Understanding
List of contributions Part I. The Self in Culture: 1. Concepts and self-concepts Ulric Neisser 2. Selfways: diversity in modes of cultural participation Hazel Rose Markus, Patricia R. Mullally, and Shinobu Kitayama 3. Depression and the cultural context of the self-serving bias Linda J. Koenig 4. How is the self conceptualized? Variations among cultures Fredrik Barth 5. The internal structure of the self George Lakoff 6. Why Lakoff needs psychoanalysis: on cultural ambivalence and concepts of the self Charles W. Nuckolls 7. Children's self-awareness and self-understanding in cultural context Daniel Hart and Suzanne Fegley 8. Situating the self in interpersonal space John F. Kihlstrom, Lori A. Marchese-Foster, and Stanley B. Klein 9. The self as socially constructed: a commentary Robyn Fivush and Janine Buckner Part II. Experiencing the Self: 10. Mindfulness mediation and the private (?) self Eleanor Rosch 11. The consciousness machine: self and subjectivity in schizophrenia and modern culture Louis A. Sass Part III. Philosophical Perspectives on the Self: 12. The self and contemporary theories of ethics Sheila Mason 13. A 'self of selves'? David A. Jopling Author index Subject index.
The Gatekeepers
Extant evidence from media organizations is reviewed which is relevant to a theory of organizations as political coalitions. The behavior of organizations in such diverse fields as daily newspapers, network television, and the radio/recording industry fits the political coalition pattern with one important exception: mass media organizations are unable to arrange a negotiated environment especially at their output boundaries and hence, must find ways to cope with the uncertainty.