Stewardship of the Singapore Media: Staying the Course by Mr Patrick Daniel
Singapore’s media landscape has undergone a long series of changes from 1824 when the early colonial-era newspapers were launched. The Straits Times, founded in 1845, has survived to this day as the flagship of SPH Media Trust. In the last two decades, however, with the rapid rise of technology giants and myriad Internet media, legacy news media have suffered severe disruption. What does the future hold for the media and journalism? The 11th S R Nathan Fellow, Mr Patrick Daniel, will examine the pressing issues facing Singapore’s legacy media. Will the new SPH Media Trust, which will receive government funding support if approved by Parliament, be independent and offer the diversity of views desired by its audiences? Will Singapore's regulatory regime be eased or tightened? Will global tech platforms and online media be regulated by their governments to prevent the spread of fake news? And what future trends and challenges will Singapore and the media have to contend with next?
Grappling with the Darker Side of the Internet: A Global Challenge
The Internet is the most far-reaching invention the world has seen. Since its origins in the 1960s, the Internet has taken human communication to an altogether new level for billions of people. For businesses, including the media, the digital revolution has brought a whirlwind of benefits, but also challenges. This lecture will focus on the darker problems such as data theft, wilful misinformation, extremism, online fraud and cybercrimes. It will examine, as a case study, the $600 billion global digital advertising ecosystem at the heart of the Internet. After decades of light-touch regime around the world, has the time come for stricter governance of the Internet? Or are regulators too far behind the curve? How this plays out will have a big impact on the media and communication business.
Dr Carol Soon, Head of Society and Culture, and Senior Research Fellow at IPS, will moderate the Q&A session for this lecture.
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