Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.

This exploratory study aims to examine how the press juggles government expectations and commercial pressures in the context of arts coverage. To achieve this, a content analysis of The Straits Times Life!’s arts coverage from 1995 to 2003 was conducted, together with a series of in-depth interviews...

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Main Authors: Cheong, Li Wei., Ow, Ying Jun., Lee, Pereira Marcel.
Other Authors: Pieter Aquilia
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1041
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-10412019-12-10T13:27:31Z Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003. Cheong, Li Wei. Ow, Ying Jun. Lee, Pereira Marcel. Pieter Aquilia Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on arts This exploratory study aims to examine how the press juggles government expectations and commercial pressures in the context of arts coverage. To achieve this, a content analysis of The Straits Times Life!’s arts coverage from 1995 to 2003 was conducted, together with a series of in-depth interviews with arts reporters and Life! editors. Results showed that despite the increased arts activity, arts coverage in Life! declined. Arts coverage was also not reflective or responsive to the changes in the arts industry, due to commercial reasons. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2008-09-10T07:13:57Z 2008-09-10T07:13:57Z 2005 2005 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1041 Nanyang Technological University 185 p. application/pdf
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topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on arts
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Cheong, Li Wei.
Ow, Ying Jun.
Lee, Pereira Marcel.
Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
description This exploratory study aims to examine how the press juggles government expectations and commercial pressures in the context of arts coverage. To achieve this, a content analysis of The Straits Times Life!’s arts coverage from 1995 to 2003 was conducted, together with a series of in-depth interviews with arts reporters and Life! editors. Results showed that despite the increased arts activity, arts coverage in Life! declined. Arts coverage was also not reflective or responsive to the changes in the arts industry, due to commercial reasons.
author2 Pieter Aquilia
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Cheong, Li Wei.
Ow, Ying Jun.
Lee, Pereira Marcel.
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author Cheong, Li Wei.
Ow, Ying Jun.
Lee, Pereira Marcel.
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title Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
title_short Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
title_full Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
title_fullStr Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
title_full_unstemmed Arts journalism in Singapore : a study of arts coverage in the Straits Times from 1995 to 2003.
title_sort arts journalism in singapore : a study of arts coverage in the straits times from 1995 to 2003.
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