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For the longest time, Singaporeans have been calling for a new media landscape. One where, as Elaine said, journalists are free to report the news without fear or favour, without having to put up with unnecessarily cautious editors, or who self-censor because a particular issue is sensitive to the powers-that-be.
The government, on the other hand, is perfectly fine with such a media, which it lauds for its “nation-building” and “social cohesion” effort. Indeed, the government is so awed by how our media has turned out that ministers describe them as “accurate, timely and balanced” – even as Singaporeans continue to view the media with suspicion.
I know of no other paper which trumpets itself so regularly and highly than the Straits Times or our local media.
But of course this is all about politics and the preservation of political power. And I don’t expect any freeing up of the media as long as the media is expected to be a “nation building” one – a euphemistic term which is code for preserving the status quo, one which helps preserve the ruling party’s political power – unless the media itself loses credibility.
- http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/20...ainstream-media-support-the-alternative-then/
The government, on the other hand, is perfectly fine with such a media, which it lauds for its “nation-building” and “social cohesion” effort. Indeed, the government is so awed by how our media has turned out that ministers describe them as “accurate, timely and balanced” – even as Singaporeans continue to view the media with suspicion.
I know of no other paper which trumpets itself so regularly and highly than the Straits Times or our local media.
But of course this is all about politics and the preservation of political power. And I don’t expect any freeing up of the media as long as the media is expected to be a “nation building” one – a euphemistic term which is code for preserving the status quo, one which helps preserve the ruling party’s political power – unless the media itself loses credibility.
- http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/20...ainstream-media-support-the-alternative-then/
