Singapore ranked 141 out of 169 in press freedom
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i can't help by agreeOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:When I read the report, it seems to me that freedom was only interpreted in one way.
In other words, it's about as bad as us.
While it's true that they've presented some facts, it doesn't mean that they have purposely omitted some facts.
And there are some things which is probably not true.
it is furstrating but look on the bright side @ least our rank has improve
anyway your ant really ugly i suggest you to use this
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The rank improved only because of the Internet. So thanks to the Civilized world for inventing the internet our ranking improved.
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Are you suffering from Schizophrenia?Originally posted by the Bear:yes, singapore press is controlled like hell.. but whatever the hell is printed are FACTS..
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wah, old bird!
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How come the press freedom ranking is not published on ST, I thought our press claimed that our media is credible? Why not publish it on newspaper and report it on media to allow more Singapore citizens to come forward to debate, review and improve it?
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Another UN scandal involving a Singaporean.
FOR nearly two years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had kept silent on an UN investigation on fraud and corruption involving a Singaporean UN employee, Andrew Toh.
UN Secretary-General finally takes disciplinary measure against U.N. staff member Andrew Toh, who has failed to properly declare his financial status and assets between 2004 and 2005.
Andrew Toh has been demoted and denied two months of his salary(is that a fine?).
He vowed: 'I will fight on.' -
Even though the tribunal recommended a censure...tsk tsk....BAN Ki Moon !!Originally posted by googoomuck:Another UN scandal involving a Singaporean.
FOR nearly two years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had kept silent on an UN investigation on fraud and corruption involving a Singaporean UN employee, Andrew Toh.
UN Secretary-General finally takes disciplinary measure against U.N. staff member Andrew Toh, who has failed to properly declare his financial status and assets between 2004 and 2005.
Andrew Toh has been demoted and denied two months of his salary(is that a fine?).
He vowed: 'I will fight on.'
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Excerpts from ST free story:Originally posted by kramnave:Even though the tribunal recommended a censure...tsk tsk....BAN Ki Moon !!
But in Mr Toh's case, the tribunals recommended nothing stronger than a reprimand and censure after he was cleared of fraud and corruption, but found to have failed to properly declare his financial status and assets between 2004 and 2005.
Recommended a reprimand and censure after he was cleared of fraud and corruption.
For failing to declare his financial status and assets between 2004 and 2005, he was demoted and fined 2 months salaries.
It was a procurement scandal. That's where the money is. He cannot run away from scrutiny just by denying any wrong doing. He's put in charge of the procurement. If the system cannot be beaten by anyone, why put him in charge? If he's clean but his staff is not, he still has to face the consequences. -
Look, even North Korea has made progress - for the first time in eons, they're no longer ranked last. The same can't be said about this regime with its regression, can you?
It might be a remote possibility that DPRK and this regime would actually swap places in our lifetime after all. -
Singapore ranked 141 out of 169 in press freedom - the local press is under the control of PAP will never never never ever be the top ten on the press freedom list. PAP makes the local press works for them, as such there is no such thing as press freedom. The local press published articles that favour the PAP and down play the oppositions. Look at how dirty they can get, so pathetic to stoop so low to stay in power.
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They can stoop even lower you know?Originally posted by qlqq9:The local press published articles that favour the PAP and down play the oppositions. Look at how dirty they can get, so pathetic to stoop so low to stay in power.
Anyway LKY already gave tacit approval that we should read alternative sources for news. And he made it clear that we have access to them.
And this is the way it should be. Rather than treating your local press as the Bible, approach it critically. Compare and contrast with how the same news is reported in other sources.
Hey .. don't say you dunno .. they teach this in secondary school history/SS you know? Those source-based questions.
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You should be pushing for a free press in Singapore instead of defending Lee Kuan yew.
And this is the way it should be. Rather than treating your local press as the Bible, approach it critically. Compare and contrast with how the same news is reported in other sources. -
Yes, we should read foreign newspapers. Foreign press adopt more open views compare to our local press. To some extent our local media is not credible that is why I don't have 100% trust in their publications.Originally posted by Icemoon:They can stoop even lower you know?
Anyway LKY already gave tacit approval that we should read alternative sources for news. And he made it clear that we have access to them.
And this is the way it should be. Rather than treating your local press as the Bible, approach it critically. Compare and contrast with how the same news is reported in other sources.
Hey .. don't say you dunno .. they teach this in secondary school history/SS you know? Those source-based questions. -
Myanmar, China, Russia are the worst when it comes to press freedom.
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So what is your point?Originally posted by norm:Myanmar, China, Russia are the worst when it comes to press freedom. -
Aiya .. don't complain lah .. at least he allows you to read alternative sources of news.Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:You should be pushing for a free press in Singapore instead of defending Lee Kuan yew.
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Then you have to ask what is credibility lor. I think local press does a good job in reporting when and why GST will rise that kind of thing.Originally posted by qlqq9:Yes, we should read foreign newspapers. Foreign press adopt more open views compare to our local press. To some extent our local media is not credible that is why I don't have 100% trust in their publications.
You can never have 100% trust in any press. (Edit: I remember learning about this in my media/comm studies - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda-setting_theory) -
Treat everything with a pinch of salt. Never trust anything and everything that they write blindly. Especially sublime propaganda.
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Credibility ? Hey, the local press only report the positive news of the PAP, anything negative cannot be found on the papers. This is partly why I said there is no credibility. As in the case of hike in GST, they came out with the article to say that shoppers and retailers not affected by the hike, this is a lie.Originally posted by Icemoon:Then you have to ask what is credibility lor. I think local press does a good job in reporting when and why GST will rise that kind of thing.
You can never have 100% trust in any press. (Edit: I remember learning about this in my media/comm studies - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda-setting_theory) -
IT is interesting to note that the scandinavian countries are ranked among the top 10.
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I like to poll how many of you guys and gals could in some ways accept the ranking?
If so, how much would you accept the news as unbiased, unpropaganda, whole truth and nothing but the truth?
When I was young, I know I did.