Originally posted by Atobe:
Even if you 'dun wish to politicise this issue' - it is out of your
control.
The Ruling Political Party aka the Government has never believe in
allowing the Press - or any form of print or broadcast media - to
be controlled by any Private Enterprise, ever since it realised
that the Media allows it to have effective control over the
Population.
The print media is the most popular and cheap source for the
dissemination of information to the governed, and in private hands
such information can work with or against the government as when
the private interests do not meet that of the Government.
When a Government do not believe in [b]PRESS FREEDOM
or an INDEPENDENT PRESS, it has already POLITICIZE the
issue.
The sad reality in Singapore occurred when all the different
vernacular newspapers - English, Chinese, and Malay - were
consolidated under one roof in SPH; chaired by a retired senior
member of the Ruling Political Party, while its daily operation is
overseen by the retired Head of the ISD - (as seen so far
todate).
It is AsiaOne from the POWER OF ONE
[/b]
If SPH's boss Dr Tony Tan says of launching the free Chinese
paper on Jun 1, it is decided by the board of SPH to publish it.
Afterall, at the end of the day, they are accountable for the
finanical status of the co
And again, I am going to stay out of politicising the issue... If
you want to carry on doing so for everything, I'm not going to be
bothrered anymore
