After having called TH's bluff, TR continues to thumb their nose at the PAP. They do not look like they are going to back down and comply.
The PAP is looking increasingly weak and lame in the face of TR's defiance.
Interview request from a PhD researcher from Flinders University in Australia
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/1...archer-from-flinders-university-in-australia/
Following the initial misleading article on TNP and subsequently TH’s “request” article published by various Main Stream Media, our editorial team has received numerous request for email interviews from journalists and researchers from all around the world.
Among them, Ms Natasha Cowan, a PhD student from Flinders University in Australia has sent us a series of questions which we reproduce verbatim below with her kind permission:
Her email request:
To the editors of Temasek Review,
My name is Natasha Cowan and I am a doctoral researcher (PhD student) from the Department of International Relations at Flinders University, Australia. I am conducting my research on the internet and political communication in Singapore, especially the use of the Internet by citizens and political opposition for reaching out to citizens and working within the confines of the strong-state.
As a highly popular alternative news site on Singapore, I would be greatly appreciative if you would be able to answer the questions overleaf and return the answers to me via email (
[email protected]). Please note that if there are any questions you do not feel comfortable with answering, you are free to skip them, but it would be of most benefit to my research if you are able to answer the questions as comprehensively as possible.
Please note that this is for academic use only and will not be supplied to any media institution by myself but I do not object if you would like to reproduce the questions and comments on your website verbatim.
I thank you for your time and hopeful cooperation.
Natasha Cowan
Her questions for our editorial team:
1. When did the Temasek Review (under your editor-ship) begin and what are the main aims of the blog/website?
2. Has the growth of Temasek Review exceeded your initial expectations? What is the desired future of Temasek Review?
3. While it is understandable that contributions may be anonymous to facilitate more active contributions to the site, why do the editors and operating staff remain anonymous or use pseudonyms?
4. When articles are produced in-house, what types of time commitment does it take for fact-checking or research for an article?
5. What kind of fact-checking takes place on articles produced by contributors?
6. What is the policy for selecting what articles are produced on the website? Is there a priority of certain issues over others?
7. What is the relationship with the political opposition or political and social activists with Temasek Review; in other words, are some political parties or issues prioritized or given greater coverage than others?
8. What is the relationship between Temasek Review and other alternative news sites like The Online Citizen, New Asia Republic? Is there much information sharing or collaboration or is it reposting of articles between sites?
9. Temasek Review has been gaining more publicity in international media as an information source, how does this affect the reputation of Temasek Review?
10. If there was an option to turn Temasek Review into a more mainstream press like Malaysiakini has done in Malaysia, would you pursue it?
11. What is your moderation policy on comments and articles left on the site? How do you deal with inflammatory racial and religious comments, or users attacking each other, spam or ‘trolls’ and ‘flamers’?
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have expressed interest in our site and for writing in. Please be assured that our editors will respond to each and every one of them soonest possible.
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Amanda Tan