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Figure 35. Webpage screenshot of Youtube.com when using a Chinese IP ad-

dress. ..........................................................................................179

Figure 36. The traditional media communication and dissemination system. ..

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Figure 37. The new media communication and dissemination system. ....185

Figure 38. Translation of Liu’s microblog. ................................................190
Figure 39. Screenshot of Liu’s microblog. ................................................190

Figure 40. Translation of Deng’s first live broadcast on Weibo. ................190

Figure 41. Screenshot of Deng’s first live broadcast on Weibo. .................191

Figure 42. Translation of Deng’s third live broadcast on Weibo. ...............191

Figure 43. Deng’s third live broadcast on Weibo. ......................................191

Figure 44. Translation of Zhong’s post that appealing for help. ................193

Figure 45. Screenshot of Zhong’s post that appealing for help. ................194

Figure 46. Distribution of social networking sites. .....................................197

Figure 47. Distribution of respondents’ knowledge of the Yihuang incident. ..
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Figure 48. Channels of accessing information about the Yihuang incident. 199

Figure 49. Motivations of participating in the Yihuang event. ...................201

Figure 50. Forms of public participation in the Yihuang event. .................202

Figure 51. Perceptions on the victims of the Yihuang incident. .................204

Figure 52. Attitudes towards the Weibo ‘live broadcast’. ...........................205

Figure 53. Attitudes of continuing to participate in social events. ............205
Figure 54. Participation in the key stage of the Yihuang event. ................206