Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives

Singapore's government justifies the regulation and control of the media by drawing on the “Developmental Concept”, a variation of authoritarian media theory that delineates the role of the media in developing countries. Singapore's government regards the city-state to be a country which i...

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Main Author: Carsten, Gäbel
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-411462019-12-10T12:07:46Z Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives Carsten, Gäbel Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Institute of Communication and Media Science of the University of Leipzig Marcel Machill, MPA Markus Beiler DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media law, ethics and policy Singapore's government justifies the regulation and control of the media by drawing on the “Developmental Concept”, a variation of authoritarian media theory that delineates the role of the media in developing countries. Singapore's government regards the city-state to be a country which is still in the process of development. According to the “Developmental Concept” the media have to contribute to the process of “Nation Building”. The political leadership demands to be in charge of directing this development, thus subordinating the media under its rule. The empirical study at hand examines if Singapore's government is in fact achieving its objectives by taking advantage of the media. The study concludes that the media in Singapore foster economic growth. However, the results do not prove with certitude that media regulation and media policy make the media contribute to the development of harmony between races and religions, the maintenance of national security, the genesis of a national identity and the installation of a strong media industry in Singapore. Nonetheless, the empirical study shows that the government successfully takes advantage of the media in order to consolidate its predominance and power position. ​Master of Mass Communication 2010-06-29T03:32:03Z 2010-06-29T03:32:03Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41146 Other Nanyang Technological University 444 p. application/pdf application/pdf
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Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives
description Singapore's government justifies the regulation and control of the media by drawing on the “Developmental Concept”, a variation of authoritarian media theory that delineates the role of the media in developing countries. Singapore's government regards the city-state to be a country which is still in the process of development. According to the “Developmental Concept” the media have to contribute to the process of “Nation Building”. The political leadership demands to be in charge of directing this development, thus subordinating the media under its rule. The empirical study at hand examines if Singapore's government is in fact achieving its objectives by taking advantage of the media. The study concludes that the media in Singapore foster economic growth. However, the results do not prove with certitude that media regulation and media policy make the media contribute to the development of harmony between races and religions, the maintenance of national security, the genesis of a national identity and the installation of a strong media industry in Singapore. Nonetheless, the empirical study shows that the government successfully takes advantage of the media in order to consolidate its predominance and power position.
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title_short Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives
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