This text exposes the tensions between state policies of broadcasting regulation and practices of civil society in the Asian region which is struggling with its incorporation into a new globalized, electronic information and entertainment world. Philip Kitley critically compares Western principles of broadcasting, civil society and cultural regulation with alternative Asian practices of regulation and organization.
This text exposes the tensions between state policies of broadcasting regulation and practices of civil society in the Asian region which is strugglin...
The culture of television in Indonesia began with its establishment in 1962 as a public broadcasting service. From that time, through the deregulation of television broadcasting in 1990 and the establishment of commercial channels, television can be understood, Philip Kitley argues, as a part of the New Order's national culture project, designed to legitimate an idealized Indonesian national cultural identity. But Professor Kitley suggests that it also has become a site for the contestation of elements of the New Order's cultural policies. Based on his studies, he further speculates on the...
The culture of television in Indonesia began with its establishment in 1962 as a public broadcasting service. From that time, through the deregulat...
