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Contentious Journalism and the Internet: Democratising Discourse in Malaysia and Singapore
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Ordering Chaos: Regulating the Internet
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Ang P.H. (2005) Thomson Learning Asia

This book adopts an expansive view of regulation, including the deployment of technology, the use of market forces, the formulation of industry self-regulation as well as legislation. It shows the possibilities and limits of the regulatory approaches and why policy makers should take a light-handed approach to regulation- attempting alternative regulatory means and letting technology 'settle' before passing legislation

Hardback: 228 pages
Publisher: Thomson Learning Asia; (February 2005)
ISBN: 9812437150

Asia.com: Asia Encounters the Internet
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This volume is one of the first to explore the social, economic, and political impact of the Internet in a variety of Asian nations. Drawn from the Internet Political Economy Forum conference in September 2001, the book contains a number of chapters illustrating the various challenges to Asia presented by the Internet.

The Singapore Internet Project (SIP), launched in 1999, is the first nationwide survey of Internet usage and its social impact in Singapore. Its objective is to collect empirical evidence to show the impact of the Internet, which has been adopted rapidly by many Singaporeans in the last few years. The research has been designed as a longitudinal project to assess the impact of the new medium on individual perception, attitudes and behaviors, and to identify any effect on families as well as society at large. The focus of the study includes Internet usage patterns, e-commerce activities, family and social interaction, perception of Internet, and media use.

This book is the product of a research project conducted in Asean nations in 1998 on the utilization of modern communication and information technologies. The main findings were presented in November 1998 to an international conference attended by senior media policy makers and journalists from the region. The conference drew up a common framework for cooperation among Asean countries on issues central to the utilization of communication technologies.

Information Highways in Asean contains revised versions of the papers presented and the conference recommendations. It provides a description of contemporary communication scenes, and examines the legal and regulatory regimes under which new information and communication technologies are used. In addition, five special chapters address some of the most vexing problems in the area of transborder communication in Asia. These include the Internet, intellectual property rights, telecommunication services, multinational satellite broadcasting, the race to dominate the sky, and the need for a legal framework to properly address these issues.

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Electronic and Broadcast Media in Singapore and the Region (2nd Edition)
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Aquilia, Pieter & Keshishoglou, John. (2004). Singapore: Thomson Learning.

Carefully researched, this book offers a comprehensive view of the ever-changing electronic media scene. Written for introductory courses, it covers the essential information necessary to instill an understanding of the fundamental issues in the structure and operation of the electronic and broadcast media, and the impact they have on the population.

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Internet related Book Chapters from SIRC Staff
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Ang, P. H. (1999). Information Highways-Policy and Regulation: the Singapore Experience. In Iyer, Venkat (Ed.), Media Regulation for the New Times (pp. 97-114). Singapore: AMIC.

Randolph Kluver with Soon Wan Ting, (2003). The Internet in Singapore : Boon, Blessing, or Bane? In Sankaran Ramanathan, Ed. Internet in Asean: Social and Political Impact . Singapore : Public Relations Academy.

Randolph Kluver (forthcoming) Jacques Ellul: Technique, Propaganda and Modern Media. in Casey Lum, Ed. Interpretations of Culture, Technology and Communication: The Media Ecology Tradition. Hampton Press.

Randolph Kluver with Jack Linchuan Qiu , (2003). The Democratizing Influence of the Internet in China , In Indrajit Banerjee, Ed. Internet & Democracy in Asia : Rhetoric & Reality. Singapore : Times Academic Press and the Asian Media and Information Centre.

Shyam Tekwani (2003). The Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Militancy, and the Internet in Asia.com:Asia Encounters the Internet, (ed: K.C.Ho, Randolph Kluver, & Kenneth C.C. Yang), RoutledgeCurzon, London & New York. Chapter 11, pp 175-192.

Shyam Tekwani (2004, In Press). The Media, Information Revolution and Terrorism in Southeast Asia in Terrorism and Transnational Violence in Southeast Asia: Challenge to States and Regional Stability, (Ed: Paul Smith), M E Sharpe, New York.

Shyam Tekwani (2004, In Press). Embedded Journalists - Lessons from the Iraq War in Journalism Today - liberal Vision, limited practice, (Ed: Nalini Rajan), Sage Publications, India.