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Mar 20, 2019 · The Wenzhou train crash was the Weibo generation’s coming-out party to the world, showing how, far from being cowed and brainwashed by years of Communist propaganda, young Chinese citizens...
- James Griffiths
James Griffiths is a senior producer of CNN International ....
- James Griffiths
- Weibo as A Source of News
- Weibo as An Anti-Corruption Tool
- Weibo and Social Movements
- Conclusion
Weibo provides social advantages that are lacking in traditional forms of media. Supported by a massive number of users, it makes for easier communication and fast news dissemination. The case of July 23, 2011, Wenzhou train collision is a good example of Weibo in action. Two high-speed trains collided in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. The crash was w...
Another theme that interests Weibo members is utilizing the social media tool to expose ongoing government corruption. The famous collaborative, grassroots, information sharing process known as the “human flesh search engine” is a very Chinese phenomenon where netizens collectively do comprehensive research on people of interest.15The following sto...
In 2010-2011, Tunisans used Twitter to initiate the Jasmine Revolution, the political protests that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In China, microblogging was also used for organizing social movements in physical spaces. The most significant case has been the Chinese Jasmine Movement that was inspired by the events in Tunisia. ...
It is commonly argued that mass media will end China’s closed regime and foster democratization. I agree that new media channels such as WikiLeaks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and their Chinese counterparts are persistently challenging traditional modes of governing. Moreover, we can see that cyber-disobedience is exposing the weaknesses of the cur...
Aug 1, 2011 · An examination of the Wenzhou high-speed rail crash and its implications for Sina Weibo, China's biggest microblogging service.
Feb 7, 2018 · For the second one, by summarizing major public events (mostly disasters and scandals) in the past year (2011) that Weibo was deeply involved—including the Wenzhou High-Speed Train accident that killed 40 people in July, the scandals of fake imported formula, and a series of school bus accidents in rural China, and so on—it views Weibo as a ...
- Eileen Le Han
- 2018
Aug 14, 2016 · When China sufferes the first fatal crash on its new bullet train network, in which 40 people die, Weibo gets its first test of being a major media outlet at a time of tragedy.
- Steven Millward
Jun 1, 2012 · This paper studies the role of Sina Weibo (a Chinese equivalent to Twitter) in disseminating vital information among the general public after the Wenzhou train crash in July 2011. Consuming low bandwidth while being capable of broadcast, information sent via micro-blogging can be quickly disseminated among a large population and provide first ...
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Jul 29, 2011 · As state television devoted Saturday evening to reports of mass murder in Norway, Sina Weibo weighed in four minutes after the train accident with a post from the crash scene, by a passenger...
