Bangkok Senator;" Can't Control New Media Content .."

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Senator Rosana Tositakul. She's worried the Thai government can't "control" new media. Photo from 'The Nation'.

PHUKET: Thai people have little "need" for multiple media outlets such as cable TV and websites since most spread misinformation, Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositakul opined yesterday.

"Do we really need so many media channels? And how could we "control" a large number of media channels, anyway?" Rosana asked at a seminar entitled "How to Reform the New Media", held by Thammasat University's Faculty of Journalism and Communications.

Rosana said media reports spreading misinformation incited hatred, so the media should report with more conscience.

"Misinformation is like toxic food that causes damage to the viewer's brain," Rosana said.

Adisak Limparungpattanakit, who heads the Satellite Television Association of Thailand, said it was impossible to control media content or to prevent the existence of new media.

"The lawmakers always want to control the media. However, they can never catch up with the new technology," he said.

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