Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Assoc Prof Cherian George

Associate Professor 
Division of Journalism and Publishing 
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information 
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences 



Email: CHERIAN@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 6453 
Office: SCI 02-45 
Education
  • PhD(Communication) The Leland Stanford Junior University 2003
  • MA University of Cambridge 1993
  • MS(Journalism) Columbia University 1990
  • BA(Hons) University of Cambridge 1989
Biography
Please visit http://www.cheriangeorge.net/biocontact.html.
Research Interests
Cherian George's research focuses on journalism and politics. He studies the Singapore media system, including censorship issues; the political economy of news media; authoritarian controls on media; alternative media; norms and practices of journalism, including the ethics of covering intolerant speech; and media policy. For more information, please visit http://www.cheriangeorge.net.
Research Grant
  • RCC (2006-)
Current Projects
  • Building and Maintaing Trust in Electronic-to-face Social network Sites: Case Study of Couchsurfing.org
  • Building and Maintaining Trust in Electronic-to-face Social network Sites: Case Study of Couchsurfing.org
  • Journalism ethics: How media in open societies should respond to intolerance
  • Press Performance, Policy and Impact
  • Social Media and Political Participation in Asia
  • The Internet and General Elections 201X
Selected Publications
  • George, C. (2013). The Internet as a Platform for Civil DisobedienceA Companion to New Media Dynamics. (pp. 385-395)..
  • George, C. (2013). Why Singapore Journalists Don’t Press for Legal ReformDemocracy, Media and Law in Malaysia and Singapore: A Space for Speech?..
  • Hao, X., George, C., & Shi, C. (2013). Job Satisfaction of journalists: Professional Aspirations, Newsroom Culture and Social Context. Media Asia, 40(1).
  • George, C. (2013). Diversity around a democratic core: The universal and the particular in journalism. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 14(4), 490-503.
  • George, C. (2012). Freedom From The Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore. National University of Singapore Press.
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