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E-Journalism
Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 10:40 PM
E-Journalism.
The internet have empowered us common folk like you and me the power of voice. We are being heard. Also it gives us more opinions and perspective from different angles. Mr Brown is well known for his social and political commentary of Singapore. His podcast attracts 20,000 downloads per day! His witty interpretation of current affairs is commendable and yes it's funny too! Personally, I feel his take of local news is much more attractive than reading through the actual papers :X Because of his podcast, it does spark some interest for me to actually research and read up more about the issue. "Does Singapore have the politics of fear? Are voters afraid to vote who they really want?" However, whatever we say and write.. there are consequences. "On 30 June 2006, mrbrown wrote an article, titled "S'poreans are fed, up with progress!", for his weekly opinion column in Today newspaper concerning the rising costs of living in Singapore. [3] Three days later, on 3 July, an official from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) published a reply in the same newspaper calling mrbrown a "partisan player" whose views "distort the truth". [4] On July 6, the newspaper suspended his column.[5] Mr Miyagi subsequently resigned from his column. Later, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong responded to the unhappiness that resulted from MICA's handling of the incident. He stated that "mrbrown had hit out wildly at the Government and in a very mocking tone", and that the government had to respond to such criticisms lest they be taken by the public as true. He also stated that national issues should not be debated in such a fashion (referring to mrbrown's article). PM Lee maintained that Singapore was an open society.[6]" We see how influential e-journalists (like MrBrown) can be, and the government acknowledges that too as seen by the government's attention towards this matter. In April 2005, a blogger, Chen Jiahao, then a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was made to apologise and shut down his blog containing criticisms on government agency A*STAR, after its Chairman Philip Yeo threatened to sue for defamation. In September 2005, 3 people were arrested and charged under the Sedition Act for posting racist comments on the Internet. Two were sentenced to imprisonment.[30] Later, the Teachers' Union announced that it is offering legal assistance to teachers who want to take legal action against students who defame them on their blogs, after five students from Saint Andrew's Junior College were suspended for three days for allegedly "flaming" two teachers and a vice-principal on their blogs. So yes we are given that voice; however it is important to be responsible. And of course one of the most important thing is being a PEOPLE JOURNALIST, accountable to the public. hmmm, personally yes i agree perhaps some stuff might be factual; however, whatever content is posted up on the Internet one must be read to be held accountable for it. Be it good or bad consequences. So if one isnt ready to bear the consequence... simply dont post it up. Despite the advantages of faster information, more perspectives and voice from the public, it is vital that readers evaluate the materials read too and not be blinded by the many opinions.
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