1st Edition
Reporting Thailand's Southern Conflict Mediating Political Dissent
By Phansasiri Kularb
Copyright 2016
196 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Since 2004, Thailand’s southern border provinces have been plagued by violence. There are a wide array of explanations for this violence, from the revival of Malay nationalist movements and the influence from the global trend of radical Islam, to the power play among the regional underground crime syndicates, politicians, and state authorities. The disparate interpretations signal the dynamic and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. News representation of the southern conflict 3. Reporting the Southern Conflict: From the field to the newsroom 4. News access and southern conflict reporting 5. Disparate roles of journalism in the southern conflict 6. Conclusion Appendix A: Towards a new paradigm and practices: Recommendations for southern conflict reporting Appendix B: Key moments in the southern conflict, Thai politics and media 2001 - 2014 Appendix C: Profiles of the four media organisations in this study Appendix D: Research methodology Appendix E: List of selected local non-profit media and civil society organisations working on the southern conflict issues Appendix F: The list of selected publications on the southern conflict by Thai journalists
Biography
Phansasiri Kularb is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Communication Arts at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Her interests include journalism and political conflict, journalism practices, and civic and citizen media. She has participated in research projects on Thai media freedom and media regulation and policy.
