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Freedom from the press : journalism and state power in Singapore / Cherian George.

By: Publication details: Singapore : NUS Press, c2012.Description: xiii, 272 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789971695941 (pbk.) :
  • 9971695944 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN5449.S55 G46 2012
Contents:
Introduction: beyond the Singapore paradox -- Journalism tamed: the mechanics of media control -- Inside the press: routines, values and "OB" markers -- Government unlimited: the ideology of state primacy -- Calibrated coercion: the state strategy of self-restraint -- The harmony myth: Asian media's radical past -- Freedom of the press: a cause without rebels -- Alternative online media: challenging the gatekeepers -- Rise of the unruly: media activism and civil disobedience -- Networked hegemony: consolidating the political system.

Introduction: beyond the Singapore paradox -- Journalism tamed: the mechanics of media control -- Inside the press: routines, values and "OB" markers -- Government unlimited: the ideology of state primacy -- Calibrated coercion: the state strategy of self-restraint -- The harmony myth: Asian media's radical past -- Freedom of the press: a cause without rebels -- Alternative online media: challenging the gatekeepers -- Rise of the unruly: media activism and civil disobedience -- Networked hegemony: consolidating the political system.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-267) and index.

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