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Appendix 4: Questions in Semi-structured interviews

您好，我是英国杜伦大学的博士研究生。我的研究方向是新兴媒体、公众参

与和国家政府在中国：从论坛贴吧时代到微博时代。我想了解互联网公司和公共
参与对国家政策的影响，所以希望对您进行半小时左右的电话采访或者腾讯 QQ
文字采访。请注意，本次采访会采取完全匿名的方式，所以您的所有相关信息都
不会出现在论文中；采访数据也只用于本人学术研究，请放心回答。以下是采访
大纲。
Hi, I am a postgraduate research student at School of Modern Languages and

Cultures in Durham University. My research topic is ‘New Media, Public Participation
and the Government in China: from the BBS to Weibo age.’ My research investigates
the impact of internet media and public participation on government’s policy. I would

like to invite you to take part in a 30-minutes semi-structured interview in the form of
online-message chat through Tencent QQ or voice chat through telephone according to
your preference. Please be assured that all data collected will be kept confidential and
anonymised and please feel free to participate. The data will only be used for academic
research. Below is the outline of the semi-structured interview.

1. 从 BBS 论坛时代到微博时代，中国的信息科技发展有了长足的进步，请
您谈谈自己的看法。例如社交媒体给您自己的生活和工作带来了什么改变？社交

媒体能促进中国公民公众参与吗？
From the BBS/forums to the Weibo age, Chinese information technology has
progressed greatly, could you please comment on it? For example, did the technology
advancement bring any changes to your work or daily life? Can you evaluate these
changes? Can social media promote public participation in China?

2. 据您所了解，中国互联网空间里，公众参与的动机和方法大概有哪些？
From your perspective, what are the dynamics and forms of public participation in
China’s cyberspace?

3. 以您的从业经验来看，什么样的网络公共事件可以得到长远关注并且最

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