Does Sina Weibo Promote Regional Discrimination Against Henan China?

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.397How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Sina Weibo; social media; stereotype; regional discrimination; Henan China

Abstract

Regional discrimination is a disturbing factor that contributes to the disharmony of society. With the rise of the internet, more people can get to look at and discuss news. However, though the internet allows people to connect more conveniently, it also enables people to form negative reactions or stereotypes toward a specific region through reading others’ responses or the negative news of a specific region, such as Henan. Thus, this study aims to examine whether Sina Weibo promotes regional discrimination against Henan China, using questionnaires, data collection, and analysis through perspectives of media, time, and audiences. The paper concludes that there is a negative relationship between Sina Weibo and regional discrimination since, the People’s Daily, did not promote regional discrimination in both 2014 to 2015 and 2018 to 2019. And for the Sina News, even though it promoted regional discrimination from 2014 to 2015, it failed to promote it from 2018 to 2019.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Suqi Chen
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - Does Sina Weibo Promote Regional Discrimination Against Henan China?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2187
EP  - 2191
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.397
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.397
ID  - Chen2022
ER  -