I understand where most of you are coming from when you talk
about media freedom as whole that cannot be separated between state
and institution.
The state media is an entirely different discussion here. Like
what a poster, (human) said, this is perhaps symptomatic of the
state, but what we're specifically concerned about our campus
media because the university is supposed to be an autonomous
institution of higher learning.
We firmly want to engage our university in allowing for greater
media freedom in campus simply because we see the potential value
of the freedom in helping to propel NTU forward as a world-class
university.
We are not turning this into a political-fest, nor was the
original intentions political to begin with. Thus we are steering
clear of "media freedom", in the loosest of definitions.
Regardless, the reason why the platform used is public despite our
"domestic" concerns is because of the university's refusal to allow
us to speak in campus.
Therefore, we have no choice but to go to our next best
alternative, a public space that is sanctioned by the state.
And yes, I do think the level of media freedom in NTU is almost
stifling, worse than the state, and thus we are attempting to push
it up one notch. The open dialogue we intend to hold has nothing to
do with breaking the status quo of society per se, but just
NTU.
We definitely are not foolish to the point of pushing for a
media freedom "wider" than what the state has allowed!