From Czarism and Bolshevism to the current post-communist era, the media in Central Asia has been tightly constrained. Though the governments in the region assert that a free press is permitted to operate, research has shown this to be untrue. In all five former Soviet republics…
Press freedom in contemporary Asia
"This book analyzes the constraints on press freedom and the ways in which independent reporting and reporters are at risk in contemporary Asia to provide a barometer of democratic development in the region. Based on in-depth country case studies written by academics and journal…
Introduction: welcome to the machine -- An island of hope -- Heart of darkness -- Spin and deception -- The truth teller -- An untimely collapse -- Shielding the source -- Spies, lies and us industries -- Truth to power -- The clamp down -- The chilling effect -- Too much inform…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the f…
