Please speak up in fairness for Andrew Loh. For those who reads his blog knows Andrew Loh gives a fair and balanced view on social and political issues. Please look at the screenshot I caught The Temasek Review today. Please wake up and open your eyes if The Temasek Review is a good alternative media to follow? How can this kind of Media that urges their readers to 'Boycott' somebody?
They are doing exactly the opposite of what they self-proclaim themselves as 'Fair, Balanced and Responsible Journalism' That is totally disgusting and a load of CRAP!
For more info on Andrew Loh and who he is; you may find the link below.
Please note from Straits Times by Tessa Wong: Source <Click here>
Internet can 'help unite or divide society'
News | Updated today at 06:00 AM
Globalisation could be a double-edged phenomenon that could make or break a society's cohesiveness but so can technology, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean.
'On one hand, they can help us to find common ground; on the other, they may accentuate differences and drive us apart,' he said in his speech at the annual National Community Engagement Programme Dialogue yesterday.
The Internet has made the transfer of information more efficient, brought together people across the world, and mobilised people to do good, he said.
But the downside could be increased physical isolation.
'For instance, a person who chooses to spend most of his time in front of the computer screen may have many Facebook 'friends', but end up not knowing or speaking with his neighbour, who lives right next door,' said Mr Teo.
By affording anonymity, the Internet can also encourage people to take on more extreme views than might otherwise be the case, and amplify these views even though they might be in the minority.
Along with extreme views, social media has also made it easier for terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda to spread their ideological messages quicker and further.
'This has given rise to the emerging concern of more 'lone wolf' terrorists, who are indoctrinated by radical ideologies through the Internet and social media,' he said.
But while extremism thrives on divisiveness, it also rallies people together when they unite to reject extremism, as was seen in Singapore during the Jemaah Islamiah arrests in 2001, he said.
He cited an example of how local Muslim religious leaders set up a rehabilitation group to counsel the JI detainees, and helped them to eventually integrate back into society.
News | Updated today at 06:00 AM
Globalisation could be a double-edged phenomenon that could make or break a society's cohesiveness but so can technology, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean.
'On one hand, they can help us to find common ground; on the other, they may accentuate differences and drive us apart,' he said in his speech at the annual National Community Engagement Programme Dialogue yesterday.
The Internet has made the transfer of information more efficient, brought together people across the world, and mobilised people to do good, he said.
But the downside could be increased physical isolation.
'For instance, a person who chooses to spend most of his time in front of the computer screen may have many Facebook 'friends', but end up not knowing or speaking with his neighbour, who lives right next door,' said Mr Teo.
By affording anonymity, the Internet can also encourage people to take on more extreme views than might otherwise be the case, and amplify these views even though they might be in the minority.
Along with extreme views, social media has also made it easier for terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda to spread their ideological messages quicker and further.
'This has given rise to the emerging concern of more 'lone wolf' terrorists, who are indoctrinated by radical ideologies through the Internet and social media,' he said.
But while extremism thrives on divisiveness, it also rallies people together when they unite to reject extremism, as was seen in Singapore during the Jemaah Islamiah arrests in 2001, he said.
He cited an example of how local Muslim religious leaders set up a rehabilitation group to counsel the JI detainees, and helped them to eventually integrate back into society.
failed blog by the PAP
ReplyDeletehow do you define fair and balanced views? were our government's media fair and balanced too? would you take them to task with their biased opinions in supporting anything the PAP government does?
ReplyDeletefair and balanced views will only exist when our autocratic and authoritarian PAP government opens up the media and grant more licenses for independent newspaper or media to check on them and to really reflect the feelings of the ground. until then, Temasek Review and the rest of the alternative social media will remains as a perceived fair and balanced media to check on our government and their controlled media!
With regards to defining fair & balanced views, I read somewhere (lost the URL) that it's an ideal which all newspapers, TV stations and other media should aspire too. This means giving equal air time column inches etc to all sides of the arguement.
ReplyDeleteBy the above definition (which I'm sure many shall agree), Temasek Review calling a boycott against a certain someone is for sure a failure to adhere to that principle.
Andrew Loh has done a good job of ignoring a childish call by TR of him to be boycotted. Or perhaps he like many others do not take this particular 'social media' seriously. TR may reflect the feeling of the ground...but whose feeling? Is it just their selective group's?!
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