by ARUN MAHIZHNAN June 24th, 2008 Address at the Seminar on Internet Regulatory Reform, 21 June 2008. Since the time allocated to me is just eight minutes, let me make just eight quick points: First,…
by CHERIAN GEORGE June 22nd, 2008 The bloggers’ proposals for Internet freedom include a call for an Internet Content Consultative Committee (IC3) through which society can take a stand on provocative internet content, thus reducing…
by PETER H.L. LIM June 21st, 2008 Both the main media groups – Mediacorp and SPH – have sections that produce print and broadcast content sponsored by advertisers. Sometimes, that is clearly marked so that…
June 9th, 2008 Media activism in Singapore has entered new territory with Gopalan Nair’s extraordinary challenge to the state, which has resulted predictably in his arrest. While Singaporeans are not unfamiliar with government restrictions on…
by JAMIE LEE May 28th, 2008 Media group Viscion employs journalists who will sell advertising space to boost its bottom line, but critics worry that journalistic integrity will be compromised. The sacred wall between journalism…
May 26th, 2008 Lee Xin En, a student at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has won the Dennis Bloodworth Memorial Journalism Prize, awarded by the Foreign Correspondents Association of…
by CHERIAN GEORGE May 8th, 2008 With the government’s internet regulatory regime strained by new technologies, many among Singapore’s netizens expected that it would eventually tighten the rules. After all, how long could the authorities…
by LEE KUAN YEW May 7th, 2008 With China struggling with bad press in the West, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew says Beijing can learn from Singapore’s approach: 1. Give access to the Western reporters;…
May 4th, 2008 World Press Freedom, May 3, is observed in many countries in the region, but is usually ignored by Singaporeans. This year, however, a group of independent activists ensured that there was at…
May 2nd, 2008 A new poll of nations around the world finds broad worldwide support for the principle of media freedom and opposition to government control of the media. Even in China – despite the…