March 24th, 2010 A Lianhe Zaobao journalist has shared on Facebook the transcript of her interview with opposition leader Chee Soon Juan, in response to his accusation that she was acting as instrument of “autocratic…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS March 19th, 2010 Newspaper veteran Leslie Fong said that economic pressures may force news media companies to pool their coverage of basic assignments instead of letting their different titles send separate reporters…
by CHAN SEK KEONG, CHIEF JUSTICE OF SINGAPORE March 16th, 2010 Extract from “Securing and Maintaining the Independence of the Court in Judicial Proceedings” published in the Singapore Academy of Law Journal, March 2010. To…
March 12th, 2010 The Government has introduced amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act that would extend the existing ban on Polling Day campaigning to include the eve of Polling Day. The move was expected. Prime…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS March 9th, 2010 New media practitioners in Singapore reacted sharply to condemn the online hoax regarding Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s health yesterday. The hoax had caused a significant buzz in the…
by CHERIAN GEORGE February 28th, 2010 For Singapore journalism, the most poignant moment in the two-day conference on the future of news media may have come via Skype from Florida, when media convergence guru Jeff…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS February 5th, 2010 Former Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong painted an optimistic picture for the future of the local new media sphere in a discussion held in Nanyang Technological University…
by THE BUSINESS TIMES January 26th, 2010 Social media is the new buzzword as we enter the new decade. Already it is making huge inroads into the space previously occupied by the mass media and…
January 15th, 2010 Thanks to the National Library, the internet now gives you access to Singapore newspapers dating back to the early 19th century. The library’s NewspaperSG service will make it dramatically easier to do…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS January 13th, 2010 As long as the government does not get into the act, the mainstream media in Singapore seems to be able to able to fulfill to a large extent the…