Comments on: Press Muse – Cynical studies

By: luvPAP

luvPAP — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:31:44 +0000

Aiyah I am sure the author uses facebook herself so obviously she is biased! The Straits Times is dependable, accurate and reliable. You people just like to criticise and complain…. never do anything one…

By: Rachel Chang Pui Tan

Rachel Chang Pui Tan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:38:08 +0000

9) Crozonix on December 5th, 2009 11.45 am

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By: sllim

sllim — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:23:59 +0000

The sharpest and most well written piece I’ve read on TOC. Educational; culturally-relevant; in entertaining prose that also puts down ST. A perfect storm.

Very nicely done.

By: Crozonix

Crozonix — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:45:03 +0000

This article is a good read.
However, trying to talk about MSM in a non-MSM place like social-political blog will not achieve the objective.

Apathetic people would not even notice this article. Internet savvy does not mean no apathy.

But i appreciate the author’s effort. Thanks.

Fortunately , singapore not very big population and internet is available to all. So, it is still possible to reach these naive people.

By: KH

KH — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:56:42 +0000

Excellent article. Offers a very objective insight.

By: Musically Pressed Citizen

Musically Pressed Citizen — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:09:40 +0000

To: @ 4) Defennder on December 5th, 2009 12.06 am

“I’ve never heard of SID. What’s that? Pardon my ignorance. ”

SID stands for Security and Intelligence Division, under the Ministry of Defence. Our present President S R Nathan was once the Head of this Division; and after he retired from this appointment 1979, he served three years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then in 1982 was made the Executive Chairman (cum Editor-in-Chief) of the Straits Times Press (i.e. before SPH was formed, i.e. 1984).

For your info, there is also a MSD (Military Security Department) which comes under the purview of the SAF (Chief) but works hand-in-gloves with the SID.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:10:24 +0000

Seriously, I gave up & have NEVER bought a copy of the Straits Times 10 years ago. I take and believe the Internet ANYTIME.

By: Donaldson

Donaldson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:31:27 +0000

Hi Defennder #4,

ISD is under MHA. SID is the military-equivalent of ISD and it is under MINDEF. Our dear President S.R. Nathan was once the head of SID. He was also a social worker too.

By: Defennder

Defennder — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:06:11 +0000

@ 2) Musically Pressed Citizen on December 4th, 2009 7.41 pm

I’ve never heard of SID. What’s that? Pardon my ignorance.

By: walau

walau — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:42:07 +0000

Another piece of ST-style “journalism”: their 30.11(Mon) coverage on the Anglican Church’s archbishop Dr John Chew’s sermon potrayed a rather intolerant, exclusivist church. Fortunately it was “cleared up” by the Anglican Diocese in a ST Forum letter “Anglican Church clears up misperception”(03.12/Thu) which gave a more complete and clearer picture of what the Church really represents.

I think this is not the first time ST has misreported – whether via selective reporting or omission of data. But what recourse does one have?

By: Musically Pressed Citizen

Musically Pressed Citizen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:41:12 +0000

I have never believe totally what the Straits Times’ writers (not journalists because there are none) write/wrote.

Reasons:

1. It is solely owned by the Govt, through Temasek Holding, via Singapore Press Holdings.

2. Without a single doubt, it has been a mouth piece of the Govt and biased towards the PAP.

3. Many of its Chief Editors came from the Spy Agencies – ISD and SID.

4. Some of its senior writers are also ex-spy/agents working either in the ISD, SID or other similar agencies in the govt or govt-related organisations.

5. Most of the time, their articles and news only “say the nice things” but kept mum on news/reports that will cast a negative light upon the govt, the PAP or the so-called “First Family” (i.e. the Lee Family; not to be mistaken on the President’s family which should rightly be The First Family).

6. ST writers who happened to cross the line, have been ticked off or even “sacked” by their boss, because the highly intolerant Old Man had been “offended” by certain articles or sentences in certain articles.

7. Last but not least, the paper quality sucks. You get two handfuls of smelly black dusts upon your palms and fingers after holding the ST papers for 5 minutes.

By: Defennder

Defennder — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:35:12 +0000

The Straits Times was being intellellectually disingenuous when it deliberately omitted the findings of a later study which failed to replicate the results of the April. The study found no correlation between Facebook use and grades:

http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/facebook.html

All it took was a few seconds of Google.