Reporting on Chee Soon Juan : how the press covers the opposition figure in a Singapore election.

• Main Author: Ser, Diana Siew Yien.
• Other Authors: Hao, Xiaoming
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Political aspects; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Ethics and religion aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1696
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This case study of Dr Chee Soon Juan analyzes the nature of media coverage of the prominent opposition figure during the 2001 General Elections. The study found five evaluative judgements apparently made by journalists that filter into the news and, in turn, affected the opposition figure’s ability...