Storytelling as a Form of Political Propaganda. Political Protests in Hong Kong in the Narrative of RT and CCTV Networks Piechota Grażyna author Uniwersytet Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego w Krakowie, Wydział Zarządzania, Mediów i Technologii Correspondence to: Grażyna Piechota gpiechota@poczta.onet.pl 01 01 1970 Tom 8, Numer 4 2020 347 370 Copyright © 1970 1970 <p>The article contains an analysis of contextual models used for propaganda activities carried out in two state television stations – RT and CCTV, in connection with the protests in Hong Kong that have been ongoing since June 2019. The research, referred to in the text, is an analysis of the narrative created in connection with the protests on both televisions in the context relevant to the achievement of propaganda goals by broadcasters. Storytelling built a one-sided picture of events as a tool for persuasion and influence on public opinion using the existing social and political polarization. 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