When the press misinforms
Digitised Book 3.142.99.115 (0)
1987
Information About
This paper seeks to differentiate the roles of the press in the West and that in developing countries, so that there will not be any misunderstandings or neglect of the differences, which may cause conflict between the Western media and the governments of developing countries.
Additional Details
- Creators
-
- Lee, Hsien Loong, 1952-
- Subject
-
- Government and the press--Singapore
- Journalism--Political aspects--Singapore
- Press and politics--Singapore
- Freedom of the press--Singapore
- Mass media policy--Singapore
- Publisher
-
- Information Division, Ministry of Communications and Information, 1987
- National Library Board Singapore, 1987
- Contributors
-
- Singapore. Ministry of Communications and Information. Information Division
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 1.86 MB, 16 p.
- Provenance
-
- Table of Contents
-
- Introduction -- The press in the West -- The right of reply -- The foreign press in developing countries -- Singapore -- Free flow of information -- Unrestricted reporting for the foreign home audiences -- No involvement in domestic politics -- The dangers of the media -- Undesireable values -- Black operations -- Racial strife -- No automatic right of circulation -- The legal framework -- Press act to restrict circulation -- TIME and Asian Wall Street Journal -- Conclusion.
- Edition
-
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.