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I am surprised to find Dr Chee Soon Juan’s letter published in The Straits Times (ST) newspaper today (18 December 2014). Dr Chee is the secretary general of Singapore Democratic Party, a liberal political party with several LGBT activists among its key supporters.
It is uncommon to see prominent opposition politicians’ letters which criticise PAP’s economical & social policies to be featured in ST forum page. At the most you will see letters from Workers’ Party to dispute fringe issues raised in the printed press such as ceiling cleanliness & town council arrears.
The editors in ST group probably realised they do not have a choice as they are not the monopoly of information any longer thanks to the internet – Aspiring politicians are able to articulate their views to the public through their Facebook pages or affiliated social-media websites.
What are the editors’ considerations? If they refuse to publish letters from opposition politicians, these politicians can simply turn their attention to established foreign sites such as The Wall Street Journal & Huffington post causing more embarrassment to ST and this does not help in their failing readership. ST ultimately has to be accountable to SPH Group, a public listed organisation which ultimately has to be responsible to its shareholders.
Aspiring politicians should not just stop at sending letters to a dying ST, they should continue to submit their letters to established websites to get a greater outreach.....
http://tamingthecrowd.wordpress.com...fting-editorial-position-within-sph/#more-114
It is uncommon to see prominent opposition politicians’ letters which criticise PAP’s economical & social policies to be featured in ST forum page. At the most you will see letters from Workers’ Party to dispute fringe issues raised in the printed press such as ceiling cleanliness & town council arrears.
The editors in ST group probably realised they do not have a choice as they are not the monopoly of information any longer thanks to the internet – Aspiring politicians are able to articulate their views to the public through their Facebook pages or affiliated social-media websites.
What are the editors’ considerations? If they refuse to publish letters from opposition politicians, these politicians can simply turn their attention to established foreign sites such as The Wall Street Journal & Huffington post causing more embarrassment to ST and this does not help in their failing readership. ST ultimately has to be accountable to SPH Group, a public listed organisation which ultimately has to be responsible to its shareholders.
Aspiring politicians should not just stop at sending letters to a dying ST, they should continue to submit their letters to established websites to get a greater outreach.....
http://tamingthecrowd.wordpress.com...fting-editorial-position-within-sph/#more-114
