Democracy, Media and Law in Malaysia and Singapore: A Space for Speech Contributor(s): Kenyon, Andrew T. (Editor), Marjoribanks, Tim (Editor), Whiting, Amanda (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041570409X ISBN-13: 9780415704090 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 323.445 |
LCCN: 2013025802 |
Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Commentators on the media in Southeast Asia either emphasise with optimism the prospect for new media to provide possibilities for greater democratic discourse, or else, less optimistically, focus on the continuing ability of governments to exercise tight and sophisticated control of the media. This book explores these issues with reference to Malaysia and Singapore. It analyses how journalists monitor governments and cover elections, discussing what difference journalism makes; it examines citizen journalism, and the constraints on it, often self-imposed constraints; and it assesses how governments control the media, including outlining the development and current application of legal restrictions. |