September 10th, 2008 AYCN: AMIC Young Communicators Network. A UNESCO-backed portal for students of media, journalism and communication studies. Now offering a US$500 prize for research papers and articles. YouTube Project: Report. YouTube and the…
September 3rd, 2008 The group of bloggers for internet freedom says AIMS should not just make concessions to the practical difficulties of regulating the medium – it should take a principled stand for freedom of…
by DERRICK PAULO September 3rd, 2008 The AIMS council believes it is beneficial for the Government to interact on a sustained basis with Singaporeans via new media on issues of public policy. But if the…
by CHERIAN GEORGE August 30th, 2008 The government-appointed AIMS panel has called for Singapore’s symbolic ban on 100 websites to be lifted. AIMS (the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society) says…
August 29th, 2008 AIMS, the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media in Society, has released its highly anticipated report, suggesting further liberalisation than what was promised by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong barely…
by GERALD GIAM August 22nd, 2008 In his National Day Rally speech on August 17th, Mr Lee Hsien Loong announced a slight relaxation of regulations governing political films, podcasts and political advertising on the Internet….
by LIN JUNJIE August 19th, 2008 Lin Junjie wrote this review of Singapore’s ban on political films under NTU’s Ureca programme, which provides research opportunities for selected undergraduates. In addition to helping to edit this…
by CHERIAN GEORGE August 18th, 2008 The following is based on a talk given to General Paper teachers at a seminar organised by the Ministry of Education on 13 August 2008. There have been “secret…
by LYNN LEE August 6th, 2008 American consultants Bain & Company recommended last year that The Straits Times pay more attention to tech-savvy sponges who soak up all sorts of news from the paper and…
July 7th, 2008 Over the years, Singapore’s mainstream media have earned a reputation for credible reporting of Malaysian politics, compared with Malaysia’s own frequently partisan newspapers and television stations. However, the Singapore media have now…