MediaCorp launches centralised News Hotline 68 2222 68 for t
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Who says you need to be a reporter to break the news? Our next story could very well come from you - a television viewer, a radio listener or a newspaper reader.
This year, MediaCorp's television channels, radio stations and TODAY newspaper have received thousands of tip-offs from hotline callers, hundreds of which have been turned into stories for the entire nation.
Callers have alerted the various MediaCorp newsrooms through their own individual news hotline numbers.
Now, to make things more convenient for hotline callers, MediaCorp has set up a centralised News Hotline at 68 2222 68 to replace the four existing hotlines.
This "one network one hotline" approach means that if you want to reach MediaCorp's TV channels, radio stations or Today newspaper, there's just one number to call.
The new hotline service will also supplement the efforts of MediaCorp's reporting teams which fan out all over the island each day to bring viewers, listeners and readers the latest and most relevant news.
Debra Soon, MediaCorp News Executive Editor, said: "People sometimes assume that we know what's going on out there all the time. But, remember, when you are at an incident you are normally the first person there with an eyewitness account. You call and then we'll know what's going on. In fact, sometimes we interview these people who call us as well because they really make a difference out there."
In other words, you can make a difference to the news and even improve the way it's presented.
So, are you ready to be the eyes and ears of the newsroom, and to see your tip-offs turn into news reports for the entire nation?
Some of the MediaCorp news stories which originated from tip-offs include: hundreds of people fleeing Golden Mile Complex after they felt tremors from an earthquake in Sumatra; thousands of homes plunged into darkness after a two-hour blackout; a makeshift prostitute den in a forested area in Jurong West; an invasion of swallows in Yishun; and a wild boar on the loose at the Changi Golf Club.
By tipping off MediaCorp with these stories, television viewers, radio listeners and newspaper readers not only shared them with just the rest of Singapore but, sometimes, also with people living elsewhere in Asia - through the satellite broadcast of Channel NewsAsia. - CNA
FireIce
is the channel U one still in operation?
1800-822-8811
i always use this one
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Originally posted by FireIce:
is the channel U one still in operation?
1800-822-8811
i always use this one
It is still operational. But may revert to this MediaCorp's when Ch U goes into Ch 8's management in 1 Jan 2005