Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.

Examines the role played by The Straits Times today as Singapore’s leading English language daily. Questions whether the newspaper is empowering the reading public at large by providing views that differ from the views of the Singapore Government or if it is increasing the hold of state control by m...

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Main Author: Ho, Bernard Tjin Charn.
Other Authors: Indrajit Banerjee
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1477
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-14772019-12-10T14:26:40Z Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today. Ho, Bernard Tjin Charn. Indrajit Banerjee Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Freedom of the press Examines the role played by The Straits Times today as Singapore’s leading English language daily. Questions whether the newspaper is empowering the reading public at large by providing views that differ from the views of the Singapore Government or if it is increasing the hold of state control by merely appearing to offer alternative views. ​Master of Mass Communication 2008-09-10T08:33:41Z 2008-09-10T08:33:41Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1477 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Ho, Bernard Tjin Charn.
Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
description Examines the role played by The Straits Times today as Singapore’s leading English language daily. Questions whether the newspaper is empowering the reading public at large by providing views that differ from the views of the Singapore Government or if it is increasing the hold of state control by merely appearing to offer alternative views.
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Ho, Bernard Tjin Charn.
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author Ho, Bernard Tjin Charn.
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title Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
title_short Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
title_full Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
title_fullStr Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
title_full_unstemmed Empowering the public or maintaining the hold of state control? A critical examination of the role of The Straits Times in Singapore today.
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