Dr. MA Wai Kit, WillWillDr. MA Wai KitWu, AmyAmyWuChan, Wendy W. L.Wendy W. L.Chan2017-02-212017-02-212015In Ma, W. W. K., Yuen, A. H. K., Park, J., Lau, W. W. F., & Deng, L. (Eds.) (2015). New media, knowledge practices and multiliteracies: HKAECT 2014 International Conference, (pp. 53-66). Singapore: Springer.9789812872081http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/3911This study evolved from the question of how whistleblowers are portrayed and characterized by the news media. A primary objective of this study is to specifically examine how Snowden was characterized and portrayed in The Guardian and The Washington Post as well as a control comparison with a Hong Kong newspaper, South China Morning Post (SCMP) as Snowden had been stayed in Hong Kong.enBook Chapter