Posts tagged: press
OK…I reported it on air and now I’m getting into trouble for it?? TheCC line is DOWN rite? I did nothing wrong rite?
— Hossan Leong (@HossanLeong) December 14, 2011
So, someone got censured for reporting facts. If this is the direction that the media in Singapore is going to take, I’m beyond certain that their demise is understated.
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Summary: Singapore journalists say they are increasingly frustrated with GOS-imposed limits on their domestic reporting. Political leaders put pressure on the Straits Times (ST) staff to ensure that the paper’s domestic coverage follows the government line. Reporters say they are eager to produce more investigative and critical reporting, but they are stifled by editors who have been groomed to tow the line. Some reporters seek an outlet for their journalistic passions by serving as overseas correspondents, where ST allows reporters much greater latitude; others consider plying their trade elsewhere. Given that media restrictions are no greater now than in the past, reporters’ increasing frustration may reflect this generation’s rising expectations. End Summary.
Good that they journalists are actually frustrated.
Cover creation (by Peter Belanger).
After working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover.
“SMRT’s emphasis on ‘the need for commuters to play their part’ skirts the larger public concern about the adequacy of SMRT’s security infrastructure. While we are cognisant of our role in ensuring the security of the MRT system as commuters, we question the extent to which SMRT expects us to go in ensuring the security of the SMRT depot facility.”
In the meantime, the Ministries of Transport and Home Affairs continued to distance itself from the fiasco as if it has nothing to do with them, leaving the hapless SMRT to deal with the public fallout on its own.
Singaporeans question security lapse by SMRT — The Temasek Review