Editing and design @ NTU
by ANDREW DUFFY November 30th, 2007 A section for students of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU. Newspapers and magazines are always looking for people who can do more than just…
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Minister: Press is free and credible enough to meet internet challenge
November 24th, 2007 Singapore’s information minister says the government is confident that mainstream media can continue to survive and even grow, despite the onslaught of online alternatives. Lee Boon Yang argued that mainstream newspapers and…
Private: Journalists to share their filmmaking experiences
November 6th, 2007 The Singapore Press Club presents “Passion Projects: Journalist-Filmmakers’ First Takes” on Wednesday 14 November, 7-9 pm at library@orchard, Ngee Ann City. Two films will be screened. I Love Malaya (2006) by Eunice…
Why I am Going Online
by CATHERINE LIM November 5th, 2007 For the past 13 years, my political commentaries had been published by the Straits Times. Some of them were transcripts of speeches I had made at government organisations such…
Who will fill Singapore’s online media vacuum?
by TERENCE LEE November 1st, 2007 Critics have long prophesied the demise of the traditional media as the internet increased its reach worldwide. Bill Gates once predicted that within five years, all newspapers would be…
ST’s Janadas Devan exposes Li-Ann’s Thiology
by CHERIAN GEORGE October 27th, 2007 As someone who straddles the worlds of Singaporean journalism and academia but has never felt totally at ease in either, I have to say that, today, I am prouder…
Is Singapore highly transparent or not? Yes.
October 15th, 2007 In his recent speech on the rule of law, Lee Kuan Yew highlighted the importance of transparency to good government, and pointed out that Singapore ranks near the top of Transparency International’s…
New book confirms ‘minimal’ internet filtering by Singapore government
October 1st, 2007 Many countries around the world block or filter Internet content, denying access to information – often about politics, but also relating to sexuality, culture, or religion – that they deem too sensitive…
Are bloggers journalists? A critical look at the idea of ‘professionalism’
by CHERIAN GEORGE September 24th, 2007 If you visit the website of the Singapore Press Club, you’ll find the question, “Are bloggers journalists?â€, posted as a discussion topic. The first response is from the president…
Soccer weekly is Viscion’s latest assault on publishing’s big guns
September 10th, 2007 Newspaper companies around the world are anxiously contemplating their futures. That hasn’t stopped some publishers from creating new titles. Here in Singapore, Viscion Media, which is less than a year old, has…