Freedom from the press : journalism and state power in Singapore



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2012

Freedom from the press : journalism and state power in Singapore

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Analyzes Singapore's media system, showing how it has been structured--like the rest of the political framework--to provide maximum freedom of maneuver for the People's Action Party (PAP) government.

Subjects

Journalism--Political aspect --Singapore Press and politics--Singapore Freedom of the press--Singapore Government and the press--Singapore

Categories

Newspapers

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Title
Freedom from the press : journalism and state power in Singapore
Creators
  • George, Cherian
Subject
  • Journalism--Political aspect --Singapore
  • Press and politics--Singapore
  • Freedom of the press--Singapore
  • Government and the press--Singapore
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2012
  • NUS Press, 2012
Digital Description
application/pdf, 54921 KB, 292 p.
Table of Contents
  • a primer -- 1. Introduction: beyond the Singapore paradox -- 2. Journalism tamed : the mechanics of media control -- 3. Inside the press: routines, values and "OB" markers -- 4. Government unlimited : the ideology of state primacy -- 5. Calibrated coercion: the state strategy of self-restraint -- 6. The harmony myth: Asian media's radical past -- 7. Freedom of the press: a cause without rebels -- 8. Alternative online media : challenging the gatekeepers -- 9. Rise of the unruly : media activism and civil disobedience -- 10. Networked hegemony: consolidating the political system -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. NUS Press 2012