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Cherian George
Deputy Head for Journalism and Publishing, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
Author of “Contentious Journalism and the Internet: Towards Democratic Discourse in Malaysia and Singapore ” (2006)

Dr George holds a PhD in communication from Stanford University and earlier graduated from Cambridge University in social and political sciences and from the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University . Before joining academia, he spent 10 years as a journalist at The Straits Times, where he wrote mainly on media and politics. He continues to practise journalism, as editor and publisher of “ What’s Up”, an independent monthly current affairs newspaper for children. His first book, Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation, was published in 2000.