The rise of Asia’s bloggers
The influence of critical bloggers has led some nations to control their activities.
Published On 4 Jul 2007
101 East asks should bloggers be regulated, or should they be allowed to express themselves freely?
Our guests are professor Shad Saleem Faruqi, a professor of law at the University Technology MARA in Malaysia, and Patrick Teoh, a former radio DJ and television host who is currently an actor and a full-time blogger in Malaysia.
We also have professor Cherian George from the Wee Kim Wee school of communication and information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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This episode of 101 East aired from 04 May 2007
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