Title: Freedom from the press : journalism and state power in Singapore /
Authors: George, Cherian
Publisher: NUS Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Journalism Political aspects Singapore.; Press and politics Singapore.; Freedom of the press Singapore.; Government and the press Singapore.
Abstract: Analyzes Singapore's media system, showing how it has been structured--like the rest of the political framework--to provide maximum freedom of maneuver for the People's Action Party (PAP) government.
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.