Overview

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 complex discursive contention of this damaging and enduring conflict, and this book looks at how this is played out in the Thai media, and with what possible consequences. In analysing the southern conflict coverage, the book presents the deficiencies in news coverage, as produced by four news organisations of different natures across a seven-year review period, and discusses the professional practices that hinder journalism from serving as a fair arena for healthy and rational democratic debates. Based on in-depth interviews with news workers, it argues that Thai journalism is not always monolithic and static, as shown in the discursive shifts in news content, the variations of journalistic practices and news workers’ disparate stances on the conflict. The book goes on to highlight the less immediately apparent difficulties of political conflict reporting, such as the subtle patterns of intimidation and media manipulation, as well as the challenges of countering socially-prevailing hegemonic beliefs in Thai society. Exploring the political contingencies and socio-cultural influences at play, this book provides an in-depth study of journalism’s role in politics in Thailand, and is of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian Politics, Media Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Author:   Phansasiri Kularb (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781138847002

ISBN 10:   1138847003
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   22 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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.

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