When regulating the news becomes censorship
Once widely accepted, the practice of licensing journalists is falling out of favour in many countries. The rise of citizen media has posed a challenge for governments to control the flow of news and to define who exactly is a journalist. Yet some governments, fearing the democratisation of media for the loss of power it poses...
SDP: MDA regulations will curb online activity during elections
The Media Development Authority's (MDA) decision to regulate online news sites is worrying in and of itself. Any attempt to curtail the flow of information on the Internet in Singapore must be viewed with extreme caution. There is, however, another area of concern in this matter. The way that the regulations are crafted will...
Sylvia Lim: NEA is politically motivated to tarnish the image of AHPETC
Media Release – 7 June 2013 AHPETC: NEA is Politically Motivated to Tarnish the Image of AHPETC AHPETC Chairman, Sylvia Lim I find the conclusion of the NEA on 6 June 2013 that “AHPETC tried to get hawkers to pay extra cleaning costs, and when that failed it deflected the blame” puzzling and unprofessional as a government...
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