Tigerwoods Turbocharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 one should always read the news that backfired, self pwned... ↡ Advertisement 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 PM give up! I give up! Everybody give up! I already gave up long long time ago with our local News Papers, honestly MCF is more reliable to read breaking news almost instantly. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 f**k PAP! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyfitms Twincharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 one should always read wow, so strong ah PAP. 19 people polled are rooting for them in punggol east.. opposition better start sweating man didnt know the population there is so few that 50 is a representative sample size good investigative report by the 3 reporters.. must be first class MIT/ LSE graduates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benarsenal Turbocharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 Journalism student, so a bit of journalism lesson here. Newspaper is, of course, to report the news. Ideally they have to report them factually and objectively without giving bias, but human nature is such that bias is inevitable. In many Western democracies, America especially, the press also has the added function of being a check on Government. Essentially they have to report all (and I mean ALL) that is going on in Government and let the people make decisions, so that's why you see many political scandals in these countries, simply because they have a greater chance of getting exposed. Singapore, and Mr LKY, made the decision that our local press will not go that way, hence our Govt-friendly ST and such. Whether that is right or wrong is up for debate, but we're definitely not the only ones, merely the more high-profile ones. Ultimately though, newspapers are also a business, and they have to make a business case and decision on what to cover, based on the audience they want to appeal to. That's why there are those nonsensical tabloids that write about sensationalist news. We're not immune to that (TNP and Stomp being clear examples), but you have to understand why they exist. They are there merely to attract eyeballs. Let's face it, the average man on the street likes to read about scandals and sex and blah blah, and this dictates the coverage of such publications. At the end of the day, truly unbiased and objective newspapers are really few and far between. Most papers lean towards one side or another, again based on the audience they want to attract (assuming a free market of course). But the key factor is, they have a choice towards which way they want to lean towards (pro or anti). Sadly, in tiny Singapore, political decisions means that you have no choice. Bottom-line: The press has many functions. Some countries leave it to the people to decide what functions. Countries like us, the politicians decide the press' functions. True democracy? What do you think? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 wow, so strong ah PAP. 19 people polled are rooting for them in punggol east.. opposition better start sweating man didnt know the population there is so few that 50 is a representative sample size good investigative report by the 3 reporters.. must be first class MIT/ LSE graduates Promoted liao lah, senior leeporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/04/10/pm-i-dont-take-sgs-low-press-freedom-ranking-seriously/ PM: I don’t take SG’s low press freedom ranking seriously April 10th, 2014 | Author: Editorial PM Lee In a discussion with the editors of the Asia News Network at the Istana on Tuesday (8 Apr), PM Lee said he does not take Singapore’s low press freedom ranking seriously, as he believes the way the media here is managed “makes sense” for the country. Founded in 1999, the Asia News Network is made up of 22 newspapers in Asia. These include the Straits Times (Singapore), the Star and Sin Chew Daily (both Malaysia), China Daily (PRC), the Nation (Thailand), Eleven Media (Myanmar), Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) and the Jakarta Post (Indonesia). Editors from these newspapers were in Singapore for its annual meeting and to mark the network’s 15th anniversary. The hour-long dialogue between the edtiors and PM Lee was moderated by Straits Times editor Warren Fernandez. The Prime Minister was replying to a question about what Singapore was doing to achieve a better ranking in the widely-watched Press Freedom Index, published annually by the non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders. In the latest (2014) edition of the Index, Singapore is ranked 150th (‘SG’s World Press Freedom Index ranking drops to 150‘). In fact, Singapore’s ranking has been deteriorating over the years: 2009 – 133rd 2010 – 136th 2011/12 – 135th 2013 – 149th 2014 – 150th At 150, Singapore’s ranking is worse than countries like Cambodia (144), Ethiopia (143), Zimbabwe (135), Burundi (142) and Algeria (121). Even Myanmar (151 last year) beats Singapore at 145. Of course, compared to China (175), Singapore comes off considerably better. Mr Lee described the Singapore system as one in which “information flows freely on the internet, you can get data instantly from anywhere in the world, newspapers report freely the news, but also responsibly”. He said that not all newspapers in the world aim to be a source of reliable information, opinion as well as entertainment. He said that this model has worked for Singapore. However, he also noted that it was changing with the growing use and popularity of the internet and social media. He said more people are now getting their news online and from social media. He remarked: I think it’s a useful additional channel. But if you want to deliver an op-ed, 800 words is already too much for Facebook. And on Instagram, the paragraphs are even shorter. That’s just the way the attention span is. He also acknowledged that social media can influence election results as people use it to exchange opinions and snippets. Last year, to manage the social media so as to ensure it “makes sense” for Singapore, the government announced that online news sites which have 50,000 unique visitors from Singapore each month over a period of 2 months, and publish a report on Singapore once a week over 2 months on average, will need to be individually licensed. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information, then said: Online news sites are becoming important sources of news for Singaporeans. They should have the same responsibility as newspapers and television for their content. Under the current class licensing regime, content that breaches our content standards – whether it offends good taste or incites racial or religious hatred – already needs to be taken down. There will be no change in these standards. The difference now is that licence holders must remove prohibited content within 24 hours if told to do so by the Media Development Authority or MDA. Also, a $50,000 performance bond must be put up by the news site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 wow consistent slide in ranking over the years.....as the internet and social media opens up more, our press moves in the opposite direction (covers more) to balance things up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 that's the spirit ignore those who condemn us only proclaim those who heap praises upon us only hear the good things............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 wow consistent slide in ranking over the years.....as the internet and social media opens up more, our press moves in the opposite direction (covers more) to balance things up? becos less and less ppl read print newspaper mah... must ramp up the propanda 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 If you don't like criticism and only hear the good things, then treat the rest as white noise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 wow, so strong ah PAP. 19 people polled are rooting for them in punggol east.. opposition better start sweating man didnt know the population there is so few that 50 is a representative sample size good investigative report by the 3 reporters.. must be first class MIT/ LSE graduates most prob they surveyed 100 people and 81 supported oppo....thus become redundant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 He also acknowledged that social media can influence election results as people use it to exchange opinions and snippets. Salah liao, is just noise or DRUMS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 (edited) I still find the reasons put forward illogical being responsible and reliable in reporting news will necessitate putting more locks and shackles on the press? since when responsible reporting and press freedom are directly inversely correlated? Edited April 10, 2014 by Acemundo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 wow consistent slide in ranking over the years.....as the internet and social media opens up more, our press moves in the opposite direction (covers more) to balance things up?Why SG cannot get 1st............1st from the bottom.....I think can! Really! They need to work harder!f**k PAP!u got fetish for whites har? always want to piak piak PAP! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 Sg competitor; China! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benarsenal Turbocharged April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 I still find the reasons put forward illogical being responsible and reliable in reporting news will necessitate putting more locks and shackles on the press? since when responsible reporting and press freedom are directly inversely correlated? News don't have such thing as responsible one la. PM is just living in delusion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Hypersonic April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 PM Lee said we are somewhere near Zimbabwe in this list. Interesting to note that Zimbabwe is ruled by Robert Mugabe (another long term ruler who has ruled for 34 years).... and Singapore by PAP. China ruled by the CCP is at 175 and North Korea is second last at 179. Definitely suggests strong linear correlation between length of rule by a single party/person and the press freedom index! ↡ Advertisement 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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