Journalism in Singapore. The Role of Controlled Media in a Sophisticated Regime

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: 1,0, http://www.uni-jena.de/, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with the question how democratic the nation of Singapore can be without an independent media. The economies of Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan constitute the so called Four Little Dragons. These nations have in common that they underwent a massive economic growth in the last decades, while their citizens achieved higher incomes, better education, and higher literacy rates. Furthermore, the media of the countries has evolved significantly. But especially the case of Singapore is worth to look at, in particular its media, which has been one of the most discussed topics concerning the Little Dragons.