Media and power in Southeast Asia / Cherian George, Gayathry Venkiteswaran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Cherian, author.

Venkiteswaran, Gayathry, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Politics and society in Southeast Asia

Elements in politics and society in Southeast Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects--Southeast Asia.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Southeast Asia.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

71 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

This study of Southeast Asian media and politics explores issues of global relevance pertaining to journalism's relationship with political power. It argues that the development of free, independent, and plural media has been complicated by trends towards commercialisation, digital platforms, and identity-based politics. These forces interact with state power in complex ways, opening up political space and pluralising discourse, but without necessarily producing structural change. The Element has sections on the democratic transitions of Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia; authoritarian resilience in Singapore; media ownership patterns in non-communist Southeast Asia; intolerance in Indonesia and Myanmar; and digital disruptions in Vietnam and Malaysia--back cover.

Contents:

1. Southeast Asia's Contested Media Space

2. Media and Democratic Transitions

3. Authoritarian Resilience and Media

4. Big Business and Media

5. Media and Intolerance

6. Digital Media Disruptions

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [63]-71).

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108467889

1108467881

OCLC:

1112385463