There have been more than 1.3 million tweets about the protests in Hong Kong since Sept 26th.
Here are my selection of twitter users who are revealing the stories behind the headlines.
From Hong Kong with love:
1. Tom Grundy @tomgrundy
Tom is a British journalist and advocate who is live tweeting from Hong Kong. He also runs an English language culture and news blog: http://hongwrong.com/. While there has been tension building and the possibility of a violent crackdown, this Tweet captures the resilience and sense of fun of protesters. Here Flora, an artist, is offering free umbrella designs:
https://twitter.com/tomgrundy/status/518799160816844800
2. Tania Branigan @taniabranigan
Tania is the China correspondent for The Guardian. While she Tweets on a range of Chinese-related subjects, she also follows and re-tweets a diverse range of activists and witnesses on the ground. Here she is spreading the word about a rally for protesters to join:
https://twitter.com/taniabranigan/status/520143915786444800
3. Te-Ping Chen @tepingchen
Te-Ping is a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Beijing. She tells quirky human stories through photos and quotes. Here she translates a message from student protesters to her parents:
4. George Chen @george_chen
George is the Financial Editor of the South China Morning Post and is partly based in Hong Kong. Here he is posting a link examining the psychological toll on the police handling the protests:
5. Richard Lai @richardlai
Richard is the Editor-in-Chief of Engadget, based in Hong Kong. Here he is describing whimsical and creative thug-deterrent tactics:
6. Judy Ngao @judy_ngao
Judy is Multimedia Editor at Agence France-Presse, live tweeting from Hong Kong. Here she is looking at the retailers who are losing business in all the noise and confusion:
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