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Press Muse – Calling STOMP’s bluff
Apr. 4 | By Spiegel Once upon a time, when laypersons chance upon information they deem of relevance to a wider audience, they’d be inclined to pay deference to the professionals – they couldn’t disseminate the information themselves anyway. So they...
Reporters Without Borders – open letter to PM Lee Hsien Loong
Mar. 26 | The following is an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong from Reporters Without Borders Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister’s Office Orchard Road Istana Singapore 238823 Paris, 25 March 2010 Dear Prime Minister, A foreign news organisation...
Press Muse – Singaporeans dreaming
Mar. 13 | By Spiegel Writer and historian James Truslow Adams once imagined a meritocratic wonderland. A society defined by the noble aspiration he called the American Dream. Drawing from the United States Declaration of Independence and its recognition of “inalienable...
Press Muse – Love thyself, ignore thy neighbour
Mar. 2 | By Spiegel “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals,” said ‘leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat’ (so claims Wikipedia) Benjamin...
Press Muse – Moving news and pushing pills
Jan. 31 | Spiegel A while ago, I noted the inappropriate use of a Habbo survey as a basis for drawing scientific conclusions on ills of computer game addiction. In particular, I insinuated that Habbo, an online social networking site, were delighted recipients...
Press Muse – It shouldn’t be just business
Jan. 7 | Spiegel I can hardly claim this to be an exhaustive account, but over the past month or so it seemed rather difficult to get a dose of the day’s big news from the front pages of Singaporean English-language newspapers. I first noticed this on...
Media reports on Killer Litter case miss the point
Dec. 17 | By Gangasudhan Reports focus on the incident instead of the fact that it could have been prevented months ahead Photo source: Simpsons Crazy In Wednesday’s copy of TODAY, a report (below) mildly suggests ‘In court over chilli sauce bottle’ whilst...
The Unions, the Press and the People
May. 14 | Leong Sze Hian & Choo Zheng Xi Let the people eat…detergent? Does the media’s reporting of detergent prices reveal a deeper conflict of interest that may harm the country? Once in awhile pearls of wisdom are found in The New Paper. Larry Havekamp...
Letter to ST Forum
May. 13 | The following is a letter by Ng E Jay which was published by the Straits Times, May 14, 2008. Internet should not be subject to the law over and above those that apply in real life I AM one of the 13 bloggers who submitted proposals for Internet freedom...
Does S’pore deserve its press ranking?
May. 13 | Terence Lee In a 2008 survey by Freedom House, Singapore has shown no improvement in its freedom of the press, despite the maturing of online media as a medium to air alternative views. The latest results reveal nothing new: much has already been said...
Give credit where credit is due, Andy
May. 9 | Andrew Loh A recent public forum about youth concerns raised the issue of lowering the voting age to 18. ——— Perhaps a post-1965 Member of Parliament might initiate the debate to enfranchise these trustees of our posterity. - Andy Ho,...
Singaporean activists mark World Press Freedom Day 2008
May. 4 | To mark World Press Freedom Day 2008, a group of Singaporean independent activists held a demonstration outside the Singapore Press Holdings’ News Centre building on May 3. Below is the group’s message explaining the purpose of their demonstration. WORLD...
Demonising the Internet – and bloggers
Apr. 28 | Andrew Loh With so many shenanigans and so much bad press, is it any wonder that bloggers here are gaining a reputation as irresponsible netizens? The above quote is from Clarence Chang of The New Paper in an article titled, “Why are S’pore bloggers...
