Freedom from the Press : Journalism and State Power in Singapore /

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For several decades, the city-state of Singapore has been an international anomaly, combining an advanced and open economy with restrictions on civil liberties and press freedom. This volume analyzes the republic's media system, showing how it has been structured like the rest of the political...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: George, Cherian
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : NUS Press, 2012
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Government and the press > Singapore.
Freedom of the press > Singapore.
Press and politics > Singapore.
Journalism > Political aspects > Singapore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Singapore politics and media: 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.

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