Abstract
The right to freedom of information and responsible journalism are fundamental to economic and human development. However these concepts are applied diff erently from country to country. It can be implied that press freedom is continuously under siege through either subtle or more emphatic means of pressure. The media also function as gatekeepers. The very fi rst underlying cause of this siege is rooted in the process of news production in which we fi nd concepts that determine how the news is “manufactured” prior to publication. In Asia, despite its remarkable economic development, the press continues to be controlled by governments’ approach to journalism as a tool of “social responsibility” or to foster governments’ objectives.Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. By virtue of their appearance in this open access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings.
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