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In a discussion with the editors of the Asia News Network at the Istana last Tuesday (8 Apr), PM Lee said he does not take Singapore’s low press freedom ranking seriously (‘PM: I don’t take SG’s low press freedom ranking seriously‘).
He said, “I have given up that (Reporters Without Borders’ ranking)… I do not take them seriously.”
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”.
Newspapers should aim to inform and educate and be a source of reliable information, opinion as well as entertainment. “And not all newspapers in the world aspire to do that,” he said, implying that Singapore’s newspapers aspire to all that.
What PM Lee said was reported by the Straits Times (ST) last Thursday (“S’pore’s media model ‘makes sense’ for country”, 10 Apr). ST wrote:
- http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/04/14/st-quotes-2013-press-freedom-ranking-instead-of-2014/
He said, “I have given up that (Reporters Without Borders’ ranking)… I do not take them seriously.”
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”.
Newspapers should aim to inform and educate and be a source of reliable information, opinion as well as entertainment. “And not all newspapers in the world aspire to do that,” he said, implying that Singapore’s newspapers aspire to all that.
What PM Lee said was reported by the Straits Times (ST) last Thursday (“S’pore’s media model ‘makes sense’ for country”, 10 Apr). ST wrote:
- http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/04/14/st-quotes-2013-press-freedom-ranking-instead-of-2014/
