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Talk show faces ethics scrutiny
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/05/2024
» Channel 3 will not air the Hon Krasae talk show on June 7 in compliance with an order issued by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) for it to undergo content screening.
Think of the people
News, Published on 10/04/2023
» Re: "Pheu Thai talks up its B10k cash giveaway," (BP, April 8) & "Cash handouts spark concern," (BP, April 7).
Facebook fails independent journalists
News, Arzu Geybulla, Published on 24/11/2022
» On Jan 29, 2018, the prominent Berlin-based Azerbaijani news site Meydan TV had its Facebook page hacked for the first time. The attackers removed all admin accounts, deleted all content, and removed nearly 100,000 followers.
Control-deny-delete
News, Postbag, Published on 07/08/2022
» Re: "US shoots itself in the foot over Taiwan", (Opinion, Aug 5).
Public needed to curb fake news
News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2022
» Fake news -- either in the form of misinformation or disinformation -- has contributed to social and political conflicts, and according to a recent report on by researchers under USAID, it has shaped public opinion in some Asian countries. While critics call on tech companies and governments to solve the problem, increasing digital literacy among the public is the best solution to fake news.
Artist censure a disgrace
News, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2021
» The title of National Artist -- an honour the government bestows upon individuals in creative arts -- is usually associated with positive media coverage each February when the national cultural committee announces the names of the year's latest batch of recipients in each discipline.
Censoring Covid-19 'misinformation' wrong
News, Faye Flam, Published on 10/06/2021
» Labelling misinformation online is doing more harm than good. The possibility that Covid-19 came from a lab accident is just the latest example. Social media companies tried to suppress any discussion of it for months. But why? There's no strong evidence against it and evidence for other theories is still inconclusive. Pathogens have escaped from labs many times and people have died as a result.
Just desserts, Suu Kyi
News, Postbag, Published on 09/02/2021
» Re: "Myanmar journalists wait and watch", Opinion, Feb 7).
Champions of net neutrality no more
News, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2021
» 'Many, while performing the foulest deeds, use the fairest words." How fitting that a quote by Greek philosopher Democritus can still describe the hypocrisy of big tech (Facebook in this case) today. While tech titans were quick to "save the day" and permanently silence former US president Donald Trump to prevent further violence before an inauguration, a move welcomed by many, far worse evil is still allowed to spew out misinformation and hate on these very same platforms.
We're not alone
News, Postbag, Published on 19/01/2021
» Re: "Insanity prevails," (PostBag, Jan 16).