With smooth, tasteful, and exuberant writing, News in Their Pockets represents a timely and much-needed outlook over the convergence of news and the mobile revolution in Asia. Readers will hone their understanding about the motivations, perceptions, uses, and democratic effects of the ever-evolving world of news gone mobile.
Ran Wei is Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina, USA.
Ven-hwei Lo is Visiting Professor of Journalism in the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University and Editor of Communication and Society, a leading Chinese communication journal.