New media and old politics: The role of blogging in the 2008 Malaysian general election
This thesis argues that blogging can open up a space for free speech and, at times, facilitate wider debate in the relatively authoritarian society of Malaysia. At the same time, blogging is heavily shaped by the prevailing elite groups and political culture in Malaysian politics. The thesis finds t...
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University of Canterbury. Media and Communication Department
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7110 |