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1 online resource (xvi, 282 pages) |
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| Contents |
Preface: Press freedom in Asia: an uneven terrain / Amando Doronila -- Censors: at work, censors out of work / Louise Williams -- Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia: a few rays of light / Roland Rich -- China: state power versus the Internet / Willy Wo-Lap Lam -- Hong Kong: a handover of freedom? / Chris Yeung -- Indonesia: Dancing in the dark / Andreas Harsono -- Japan: The warmth of the herd / Walter Hamilton -- Malaysia: In the grip of the government / Kean Wong -- North Korea: A black chapter / Krzysztof Darewicz -- Philippines: Free as a mocking bird / Sheila S. Coronel -- Singapore: Information lockdown, business as usual / Garry Rodan -- South Korea: fear is a hard habit to break / Roger du Mars -- Taiwan: All politics, no privacy / Ma-Li Yang and Dennis Engbarth -- Thailand: A troubled path to a hopeful future / Kavi Chongkittavorn -- Vietnam: Propaganda is not a dirty word / Peter Mares. |
| Summary |
'A free press is not a luxury. A free press is at the absolute core of equitable development' according to World Bank President James Wolfensohn. A free press is also the key to transparency and good governance and is an indispensable feature of a democracy. So how does Asia rate? In Losing Control, leading journalists analyse the state of play in all the countries of North Asia and Southeast Asia. From the herd journalism of Japan to the Stalinist system of North Korea, Losing Control provides an inside look at journalism and freedom of the press in each country. One conclusion--a combination of new technology and greater democracy is breaking the shackles that once constrained the press in Asia. |
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ђ́بA free press is not a luxury. A free press is at the absolute core of equitable developmenтђ́ة according to World Bank President James Wolfensohn. A free press is also the key to transparency and good governance and is an indispensable feature of a democracy. So how does Asia rateIn Losing Control, leading journalists analyse the state of play in all the countries of North Asia and Southeast Asia. From the herd journalism of Japan to the Stalinist system of North Korea, Losing Control provides an inside look at journalism and freedom of the press in each country. One conclusionђ́ؤa combination of new technology and greater democracy is breaking the shackles that once constrained the press in Asia. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Freedom of the press -- Asia.
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Freedom of the press. |
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Asia. |
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Government and the press -- Asia.
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Government and the press. |
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Journalism -- Asia.
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Journalism. |
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Online journalism -- Asia.
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Online journalism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Louise, 1961- editor.
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Rich, Roland, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781925021448 (electronic book) |
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1925021440 (electronic book) |
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9781925021431 |
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