The politics of Southeast Asia's new media / William Atkins.
The past decade has seen a major structural shift in broadcasting in Southeast Asia, with the development of digital satellite and cable broadcasting. This shift has impacted upon some of the most information-sensitive governments in the world: Singapore, Malaysia and, until recently, Indonesia. Atk...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2002.
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| Summary: | The past decade has seen a major structural shift in broadcasting in Southeast Asia, with the development of digital satellite and cable broadcasting. This shift has impacted upon some of the most information-sensitive governments in the world: Singapore, Malaysia and, until recently, Indonesia. Atkins traces this development in five countries, showing that the challenge to authoritarian regimes, anticipated by modern theorists as a result of the globalization of news and information, is not materializing. Instead, a new commercial elite has arisen, Southeast Asia's own mini-moguls, who act as. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136860553 113686055X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |