| 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: 1138203947 ISBN-13: 9781138203945 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 323.445 |
| Physical Information: 210 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. |