The Media Enthralled: Singapore RevisitedOnce a proud and independent institution, the Singapore press was brought to its knees by threats, arbitrary arrests and detentions, general harassment and litigation during Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's administration. Singapore's former solicitor general tells the story. |
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Contents
An Interlude | 22 |
The Permit Revoked | 85 |
The Final Curtain Falls | 99 |
The Divestiture Continues | 115 |
Political Organs Newsletters Etcetera | 128 |
The Circulation Restriction | 147 |
Asiaweek | 164 |
The Expulsion of Foreign Correspondents | 179 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited International communication and popular culture |
| Author | Francis T. Seow |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998 |
| ISBN | 1555877796, 9781555877798 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism Political Science / Civics & Citizenship Political Science / Civil Rights |
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