STEWARDSHIP OF THE SINGAPORE MEDIA: STAYING THE COURSE

Patrick Daniel is the Institute of Policy Studies' 11th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited collection of his three IPS-Nathan Lectures, delivered in February and March 2022, and includes highlights of his question-and-answer segments with our audience.

Mr Daniel analyses the evolution of Singapore's legacy media from colonial times and examines how the country's unique history has shaped its media laws. In recent years, the Internet disrupted the business models of the legacy media and forced them to reinvent themselves in order to compete with big tech platforms. As for the proliferation of wilful misinformation and digital fraud around the world, the book examines whether the Internet and social media require more effective global governance. Mr Daniel concludes by looking into the future and outlining desired futures for Singapore and its legacy media.

The IPS-Nathan Lecture series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore, named after Singapore's sixth and longest-serving president. It seeks to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest for Singapore.

Contents:

• Foreword
• About the Moderators
• About the Illustrator
• Lecture I — The Singapore Media's Long and Winding Road: 1824 to 2022
• Lecture II — Grappling with the Darker Side of the Internet: A Global Challenge
• Lecture III — Envisioning Desired Futures for Singapore and for the Local Media
• Bibliography
• Index

Readership: General readers interested in the media landscape in Singapore.

Key Features:

• Stewardship of the Singapore Media: Staying the Course looks at critical issues currently facing the Singapore media, as well as what the media must contend with in the future
• Mr Daniel gives an overview of the history of Singapore's news scene, analyses the vast effects of the Internet on the media, gives his take on rising trends such as the Metaverse and gives his take on the role of the media in this world that is ever-changing
• The book gives readers an insight to the makings and challenges of the local media industry, and provides them with an understanding of journalism in Singapore, and how it might change in the coming years to remain relevant and useful to audiences and institutions