NBTC to summon journalists over coverage of Korat killings

By The Nation

 

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The secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Takorn Tantasith, said in a Twitter message on Sunday (February 9) that the NBTC would call journalists and press after some of them broadcast live footage of officers preparing operations against the suspect who was holed up in the Terminal 21 department store.

 

Some reportedly even alerted people in the mall about impending action. The suspect, according to reports, was watching television.

 

Government regulations prohibit actions that compromise security. Officials have collected all evidence for punishment.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381864

 

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Thailand’s broadcast regulator to meet with TV stations over siege coverage

 

 

Representatives of television stations will be summoned for a meeting with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), Thailand’s broadcast regulator, for discussions about their live broadcasts of the siege drama in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tanthasit said today that, during the siege at the Terminal 21 shopping mall, he had ordered all TV stations to stop their live broadcasts and any other broadcasts which could hamper the operations of the authorities engaged in the performance of their duties.

 

He said that some stations failed to comply with his order, prompting his office to issue them with warnings. He implied that action would be taken against those stations which had defied his warning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-broadcast-regulator-to-meet-with-tv-stations-over-siege-coverage/

 

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Why was the press allowed to be so close if that was a problem?

2 hours ago, pegman said:

Why was the press allowed to be so close if that was a problem?

The obvious question.The answer of course is to blame everybody else for their ineptitude. 

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know. And the entire world was glued to the TV. Punishment? Is this Russia? It reminds me once again that this isn't a free country or a Democracy.

3 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know. And the entire world was glued to the TV. Punishment? Is this Russia? It reminds me once again that this isn't a free country or a Democracy.

so a free press put lives in danger by broadcasting the assualt team preparations, to the guy they are trying to arrrest/shoot

45 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know. And the entire world was glued to the TV. Punishment? Is this Russia? It reminds me once again that this isn't a free country or a Democracy.

If I was on an assault team preparing to go into a dangerous situation, the last thing I would want would be a TV crew filming my actions. There are times when safety and security override the principles of a 'free press'. And this was most definitely one of those times.

 

In western countries, where we value and respect a free press, a wide cordon is placed around an operation such as this for this very same reason.

 

Old timer's may recall that most people in the UK had never heard of the SAS until a film crew caught them mounting their assault on the Iranian embassy. The MOD was not very happy about that!

 

Edited February 10, 20206 yr by Moonlover

What coverage ?

 

I could only get news on this disaster via my TG use of Facebook (insert the 3 letters here, first is W)

 

If a government spokesperson had been on hand to provide correct up to date information the Thai media would not have had to descent into the feeding frenzy 

5 hours ago, pegman said:

Why was the press allowed to be so close if that was a problem?

It is an old nave Thai tradition;
journalists are very often at the scene of a road or domestic accident long before the police arrive.
On the other hand if the NBTC has real powers, the best thing that it should have done is to cut the antenna of the national and private TVs so that this disgusting voyeurism cannot exist.
I think pressing the OFF button was easy.

But as usual, the money is stronger than everything else

1 hour ago, steve187 said:

so a free press put lives in danger by broadcasting the assualt team preparations, to the guy they are trying to arrrest/shoot

"a free press";

don't you think that certain words have exceeded your thought ..?

If the press was free, especially in this country which has never been a democracy, it would be known.

the press belongs to the  power in place and writes what the Prime Minister of this country tells him to write. 

The area should have been sealed to the public and the press, but you should put the blame on the police and military then... 
Nah... Better scold the press.

Does Thailand have 'freedom of the press' in their constitution or culture, or whatever?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s broadcast regulator to meet with TV stations over siege coverage

 

 

Representatives of television stations will be summoned for a meeting with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), Thailand’s broadcast regulator, for discussions about their live broadcasts of the siege drama in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tanthasit said today that, during the siege at the Terminal 21 shopping mall, he had ordered all TV stations to stop their live broadcasts and any other broadcasts which could hamper the operations of the authorities engaged in the performance of their duties.

 

He said that some stations failed to comply with his order, prompting his office to issue them with warnings. He implied that action would be taken against those stations which had defied his warning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-broadcast-regulator-to-meet-with-tv-stations-over-siege-coverage/

 

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Instead of closing the door after the horse has bolted, attendence by the Press should have been controlled by either/or both the Police and Army.  Pointless complaining to the Journalists who are only trying to do their job and have no idea of the possible consequences from a security point of view of what they are doing!  Sorry, the Establishment to blame in my opinion.

4 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know. And the entire world was glued to the TV. Punishment? Is this Russia? It reminds me once again that this isn't a free country or a Democracy.

That's why the press is kept to an Area that is manned by Public affairs officers in the US, so that lives are not endangered.  Even the <deleted> bad guys have smart phones.  Information needs to be released on a need to know basis.  Sorry folks, but when you play by the sword you die by the sword, and others get injured or killed due to your beliefs that you can go and do what you want as a reporter.

7 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know. And the entire world was glued to the TV. Punishment? Is this Russia? It reminds me once again that this isn't a free country or a Democracy.

They endangered the lives of the hostages and as such acted wrong.

7 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

It's called the free press guys. While they may not always do the smartest things the public has a right to know.

Couldn't agree more, problem is while it is called the "free press" it no longer is in reality, reporters in actuality do very little reporting in this day and age, they "repeat" what they are told to say or amend there words to suit the agenda!

In the Korat situation what do they need to know that entails them getting in the way of the guys who are trying to do their job.

Forget the 'public has a right to know' BS in that situation.

Reporters and cameramen are only interested in the 'scoop'.

They would have plenty of members of the public to interview afterwards and then as they love to do manage easily to inject their 'drama' into the story.

If armed response is there and some idiots are getting in the way and causing problems it must be so tempting to put a couple of rounds where they are deserved.