Controversy over the Global Times Report about Singapore
It started with this article published in the Global Times in China: Click HERE (Global Times: Singapore raises South China Sea arbitration at NAM summit of heads of state despite opposition) Note the language used in the writing......
This was then followed by a reply from the Singapore's Ambassador to China: Click HERE (Singapore 'did not raise tribunal ruling' )
Then these two articles came out in today's Straits Times that help shed a bit of light on what's going on behind the scene:
Click HERE (Global Times report: A bid for eyeballs or a move to pressure Singapore?)
Click HERE (Bitten by a dog? Don't bother biting back)
Note that as a major national newspaper, The Straits Times will obviously tend to publish stuff that put our nation in a positive light.
No matter which side you are on, the skill to walk away with is that you should not believe everything u read in the media. If you feel the need to take a position, verify it with other credible sources before you make a decision on it....
Putting aside who's spouting the truth, what's useful for us here is the example.....Two points clearly emerged on why the media sometimes may not report the full truth: profit motive and political leaning.
From a businessman's point of view, there could perhaps be a point to be made about how patriotism can be exploited for profits, esp during economic recessions when protectionistic measures are required to protect local industry, or just to generate more revenue during peace times....
Qns:
1. Can the media ever be relied upon to convey the truth? (Cam. 2004)
2. Consider the claim that the media today misinforms more than it informs. (TJC PRelim 2016)
3. Is patritoism still relevant in today's world?
This was then followed by a reply from the Singapore's Ambassador to China: Click HERE (Singapore 'did not raise tribunal ruling' )
Then these two articles came out in today's Straits Times that help shed a bit of light on what's going on behind the scene:
Click HERE (Global Times report: A bid for eyeballs or a move to pressure Singapore?)
Click HERE (Bitten by a dog? Don't bother biting back)
Note that as a major national newspaper, The Straits Times will obviously tend to publish stuff that put our nation in a positive light.
No matter which side you are on, the skill to walk away with is that you should not believe everything u read in the media. If you feel the need to take a position, verify it with other credible sources before you make a decision on it....
Putting aside who's spouting the truth, what's useful for us here is the example.....Two points clearly emerged on why the media sometimes may not report the full truth: profit motive and political leaning.
From a businessman's point of view, there could perhaps be a point to be made about how patriotism can be exploited for profits, esp during economic recessions when protectionistic measures are required to protect local industry, or just to generate more revenue during peace times....
Qns:
1. Can the media ever be relied upon to convey the truth? (Cam. 2004)
2. Consider the claim that the media today misinforms more than it informs. (TJC PRelim 2016)
3. Is patritoism still relevant in today's world?
posted by Dark Shadow | 2:02 PM
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