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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION DEMOCRATIZING COMMUNICATION: MEDIA ACTIVISM AND BROADCASTING REFORM IN THAILAND By MONWIPA WONGRUJIRA A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2008 Copyright © 2008 Monwipa Wongrujira All Rights Reserved The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Monwipa Wongrujira defended on March 27, 2008 _____________________________ Stephen D. McDowell Professor Directing Dissertation _____________________________ John C. Bertot Outside Committee Member _____________________________ John K. Mayo Committee Member _____________________________ Jennifer M. Proffitt Committee Member Approved: _________________________________________________ Stephen D. McDowell, Chair, Department of Communication _______________________________________ John K. Mayo, Dean, College of Communication The Office of Graduate Studies had verified and approved the above named and committee members. ii For my mom, dad, and my two brothers, who always support me no matter how many times I want to give up. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Perseverance and gratitude are two main concepts frequently repeated by my parents. I found the degree of doctoral philosophy is not about how smart I am. My parents are right; it is about persistence and self discipline. Intelligence could only be a small part of all the assistance I have had to come this far. Besides the support and contribution of my family, help and encouragement from relatives and friends was a significant part of this degree accomplishment.