TY - BOOK AU - Seneviratne,Kalinga ED - Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. TI - Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role & Impact of Alternative Media T2 - AMIC Asian communication series SN - 9814136042 (pbk.) PY - 2007/// CY - Singapore PB - Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) ; , Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (SCI-NTU) KW - Alternative mass media KW - Asia KW - Mass media KW - Press and politics KW - Political aspects KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Bangladesh, much scope for alternative media, but is there political will? / M. Golam Rahman -- India, regulations need to catch up with technology / Ashish Sen -- Indonesia, alternative media enjoying a fresh breeze / Shita Laksmi and Ignatius Haryanto -- Malaysia, alternative media-- only on the internet / Kalinga Seneviratne -- Nepal, picking up steam, but political bottlenecks ahead / Binod Bhattarai -- Philippines, free environment encourage diversity / Ma. Theresa M. Rivera -- Sri Lanka, a thin line between "public service" and alternative media / Sameera Tilakawardana -- Thailand, community radio takes off, but / Lucksana Klaikao ; assisted by Thianchai Isaradej and Glen Lewis ER -