李光耀政治传播思想初探

On Lee Kuan Yew's Thought of Political Communication

原新加坡李光耀总理是当代最具影响的政治家之一。其政治生涯的成功与其对传播的认识和利用是分不开的。政治传播思想是其政治思想的重要组成部分。李光耀的政治传播思想立足于国家利益和社会治理需求的基础之上,主要包括媒介观、传播功能观、传播自由观以及新闻舆论观。这些思想来源于西方的自由主义理论,又在一定程度上受到威权(集权)主义政治思想的影响,从而实现了与新加坡这个岛国政治实践的完美契合。

Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew is one of the most influential statesmen in the contemporary era. The success of his political career cannot be separated from his knowledge and use of communication. The thought of political communication is an important part of his political thought. Lee Kuan Yew＇s thought of political communication is based on the national interest and the demand of social governance, which mainly includes the concept of media, the function of communication, the concept of freedom＇ of communication and the view of the news media. These ideas are derived from the western liberal theory, and to a certain extent influenced by the political thought of authoritarianism （centralism） so as to achieve the perfect fit with the political practice of the island nation of Singapore.