“Loitering” with Unconcerned Clicks: Class Nature and Social Exclusion of Sina Weibo Users in Representing Chinese Migrant Workers

Abstract

METHODS Discourse Analysis of Case Studies InterviewsCHAPTER 5: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE SERIES OF CASES OF THE CHINESE DELIVERY RIDERS, BEING "TRAPPED" IN THE "SYSTEM" ..... 5.1 A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE ON SINA WEIBO 5.2 PUBLIC CONTROVERSIES ON SINA WEIBO ON DELIVERY RIDERS AND THE SERIES OF CASES 5.3 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 5.3.1 Mainstream News VS. Public Discourse on Weibo vi 5.3.2 Factors Leading to the Power of Discourse on Sina Weibo 5.3.3 Factors Leading to the Limitations: The Exclusive and Pro-Capitalist Nature in Weibo Discourse 5.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF THE CHAPTER