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The Last Great Strike: The Untold Story of the Strike That Closed the Straits Times

by Clement Mesenas
The Last Great Strike: The Untold Story of the Strike That Closed the Straits Times
The Last Great Strike: The Untold Story of the Strike That Closed the Straits Times

Historic strike at Singapore's leading newspaper.

Think back to a time when the pen and paper were mightier than any digital platform. "The Last Great Strike" isn't just a memoir, it's a slice of journalistic history that may very well resonate with your values and principles. If you have an interest in media integrity, workers' rights, or Singapore's history, witnessing this pivotal moment through Clement Mesenas' eyes could be both enlightening and inspiring.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Last Great Strike: The Untold Story of the Strike That Closed the Straits Times

by Clement Mesenas
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ISBN: 9789814398312
Authors: Clement Mesenas
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Date of Publication: 2013-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Politics
Related Topics: American History, Politics, Social Justice, Biography, History, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.5
(rated by 10 readers)

Description

Veteran journalist Clement Mesenas looks back on eight eventful days in 1971 when a group of young reporters staged a historic strike that shut down The Straits Times, a company that had the proud tradition of never being off the streets in its 120 years of existence, not even during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. “Clement has written a cracker of a book. Even if you don’t love that national institution called The Straits Times, he tells a gripping tale of idealism, bravado and table-banging drama featuring indignant young journalists who take their battle against their parsimonious, disdainful, white-dominated Straits Times management to the streets two days before Christmas in 1971.” Tan Wang Joo, former editor of The Sunday Nation, and a deputy editor of The Straits Times.
 

Historic strike at Singapore's leading newspaper.

Think back to a time when the pen and paper were mightier than any digital platform. "The Last Great Strike" isn't just a memoir, it's a slice of journalistic history that may very well resonate with your values and principles. If you have an interest in media integrity, workers' rights, or Singapore's history, witnessing this pivotal moment through Clement Mesenas' eyes could be both enlightening and inspiring.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.