ABSTRACT
Much recent research and discussion on the effects of media on social movements has focused on digital and social media. However, television remains a prominent medium in most contemporary societies. In Hong Kong, television has been crucial in the formation of local identity (Ma, 1998 ). Historically, the intensive live coverage of many important incidents has shaped people’s emotional reactions to events and their collective memories (Chan & Lee, 2010 ; Ma, 2010 ). This article contends that in the Umbrella Movement, television played a crucial role in mobilizing the participants and contributing to the scale of the occupation.
