ABSTRACT

This is the first book in the English language to examine the tangled web of relationships linking newspaper owners, editors and reporters, with leading politicians and power-holders. Duncan McCargo has been granted unique access to the editorial meetings of Thailand's leading newspapers, and drawing on this, the book uncovers the contradictions and dichotomies which underlie political coverage in the Thai press.

chapter |30 pages

Introduction

Politics and the media in Thailand

chapter |25 pages

Inside a political daily

Editorial politics at Matichon

chapter |29 pages

Investigative reporting?

The strange case of ‘Dr S'

chapter |11 pages

Conclusion