’Citizen Journalism’: Bridging the Discrepancy in Singapore’s General Elections News
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This paper was published in the German Institute of Global and Area Studies' journal Südostasien aktuell, otherwise known as the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. -- James Gomez

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Online politicization: Singapore’s source of new activists
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The post 2006 GE participation and exposure to online political expression and real world political activities has given birth to a new pool of civil-political activists in Singapore. This new pool of activists who comprise of mostly younger Singapore are likely to play the role of supporters, reinforcements, activists and online alternative news providers in the run up to the next general elections. -- James Gomez

All of us at a cafe in Stockholm.......

S'porean Students @ Stockholm

James caught up with Joanne and Shu Wen from Singapore who are studying at Stockholm University on 2nd December 2006 . They are on a one year exchange programme from the Law Faculty at the National University of Singapore. -- Ronald Rodenhuis

Amnesty International refers to JGN

In Amnesty International (AI) update on Singapore 21 Nov 06 , the human rights organisation refered to the JGN site under point 14 in the section "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Further restrictions but increasing domestic and international criticism". See some of the articles that AI refered to at the JGN site. --

Nepal 2006: Political Parties

I meet with members of different political parties in a trip in November 2006 following the signing of the peace accord between the Seven Party Alliance and the Maoists. I spent over 8 days on this first trip to Khatmandu. --

Video Cast: James Gomez Speaks

"Defamation in Singapore. Who needs filtering?" Organisers of the conference Free Expression in Asian Cyberspace recorded and posted his presentation at the following link. Go to http://www.asia247.tv/asia0900/ to access the presentation. --

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