While mainstream media in Singapore is undoubtedly well-funded and professionally staffed, it is not always independent in its reporting. The government exerts a significant amount of control over what is…
Straits Times Blames Singaporeans For Inflation
By LM — Imagine being Victim-Blamed for something you cannot control. This is exactly what this Straits Times reporter tried to do. Inflation in Singapore is NOT because of the…
Straits Times’ Solution to Crowded Hospitals: Squeeze Patients into Wards
The Straits Times is at it again. Yesterday, it ran an article about solving the bed crunch problem in hospitals. This is prevalent in Emergency Departments where there is often…
Ex-SPH Senior Editor: Journalism Today Is About Being PAP’s Mouthpiece
By Claire — On 1 October, former SPH senior editor Bertha Henson published a Facebook post filled with scathing remarks about the current state of journalism in Singapore. She claimed…
Russian Embassy Flags Straits Times For Fake News
When in Rome do as the Romans do. When in Singapore, the government likes to POFMA things they are unhappy with, so the Russians seemed to have decided to do…
SG’s Journalism Standards Are So Bad You Can Skip Reading The News!
This is not about press freedom which ranked us at 160 (of 180). This is not about how newspaper articles are often partisans of the ruling party. It is about…