TY - BOOK AU - George,Cherian TI - Freedom from the press: journalism and state power in Singapore SN - 9789971695941 (pbk.) : AV - PN5449.S55 G46 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Singapore PB - NUS Press KW - Journalism KW - Political aspects KW - Singapore KW - Press and politics KW - Freedom of the press KW - Government and the press N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-267) and index; 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 ER -