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"We want to be heard NOT herded." - probably my favourite sign at the protest at Hong Lim Park. But it was an ironic sign - at least to me.
Someone needs to ask if they're are just being herded by someone ELSE. I saw the photos online and read the editorials that came with them. They want you to believe that someone is yanking your chain by misreporting the news.
Guess what. They're right. Only thing is, this time, the chain is in their hands. In my humble opinion, the public has been misled about the local media and their motives. They do have to report what they can verify.
International media reported NO MORE than the local channels. None were able to confirm the number of people at the rally. The best they did was declare an estimated number of participants. And yet, local media got the bad rap.
- http://www.facebook.com/notes/joe-augustin/whos-yanking-your-chain/10151535667905466
Someone needs to ask if they're are just being herded by someone ELSE. I saw the photos online and read the editorials that came with them. They want you to believe that someone is yanking your chain by misreporting the news.
Guess what. They're right. Only thing is, this time, the chain is in their hands. In my humble opinion, the public has been misled about the local media and their motives. They do have to report what they can verify.
International media reported NO MORE than the local channels. None were able to confirm the number of people at the rally. The best they did was declare an estimated number of participants. And yet, local media got the bad rap.
- http://www.facebook.com/notes/joe-augustin/whos-yanking-your-chain/10151535667905466