Media Discourse on Cell Phone Technology and “Left-Behind Children” in China

Through critical analysis of selected news stories from sina.com from 2010 to 2015 about cell phones and “left-behind children” in China, this article examines media discourses on the relationship between migrant families and communication technology. The author finds that the roles of cell phones i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janice Hua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saint Paul University 2016-06-01
Series:Global Media Journal: Canadian Edition
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Online Access:http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/1601/v9i1_xu.pdf