Yesterday, Rupert Murdoch spoke at a media conference in Abu Dhabi, where he warned Gulf states that they must cut regulation and end censorship if they want their creative industries to truly flourish. (PDF of full speech courtesy of Media Guardian)Much of what he said could apply to another city-state that tightly controls the media landscape while insisting that it aspires to become "a leading cultural capital" and "a hub for the arts": Singapore.
Putting aside the social and political cases for a free media, Murdoch argued that it makes economic sense to ease media restrictions. Full Story
