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Media and Democracy. With a closer look at the Malaysian and Singaporean models. End of Cold War. Internet Revolution Impact on Mainstream Media. DEMOCRACY. Vacuum after the collapse of Soviet empire filled by different groups Blurring of lines between good and bad, white and black. .
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Media and Democracy With a closer look at the Malaysian and Singaporean models
End of Cold War • Internet Revolution • Impact on Mainstream Media
DEMOCRACY • Vacuum after the collapse of Soviet empire filled by different groups • Blurring of lines between good and bad, white and black.
Is there a single model of democracy to fill the vacuum? • Dictatorships declining, but... democracy more diverse.
"It is as if having swept all of their systemic opponents from the field, the proponents of democracy have at long last been freed to squabble among themselves over the meaning and applications of their preferred political order." -Philippe Schmitter
Enter the Internet • Technology • Business/Economy • Youth YOU CAN’T STOP IT, SO LET’S JOIN IT
IMPACT ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA • Assault on Readership • Change in Editorial/Business Models (Free Papers)
MALAYSIAN AND SINGAPORE MODELS: A COMPARISON • Similar yet different
Similarities • Press laws • Dominant Political Power • Libel Laws • Elections • Media Control
Differences • Clean Government • Leadership • Geography • Meritocracy? Talent • Foreign Policy
MOVING FORWARD • The Global Village • Foreign Talent • Gender Issues • Terrorism