Acting PRD Chief vows to promote integrity in Thai media

[rooster59]

Acting PRD Chief vows to promote integrity in Thai media

Kitti Cheevasittiyanon

 

 

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) - The Acting Director of the Government Public Relations Department has vowed to further promote the ethical integrity of media professionals while ensuring accurate information from the government is transmitted to the public. 

Lt. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, Acting Director of the PRD, said that he plans to run the office in accordance with the policies of the Prime Minister while ensuring professional freedom for all media. 

The appointment of Lt. Gen. Sunsern took place in the past week as former Director Apinan Juntarungsri retired on September 30. 

The Acting PRD Director also stated that he will make sure only useful information is sent to members of the public while performing his duties with honesty. 

He also noted that, as regional PRD offices are instrumental in conveying to the people information essential to the development of the country, there will be more cooperation between them and local administrative organizations, so as not to rely solely on materials and news releases from the central office.

 

 

-- nnt 2016-10-02

[DNPBC0]

Integrity, accuracy and honesty are not qualities I would associate with any public relations agency anywhere in the world - except as the kind of empty slogans which are the stock-in-trade of those who work in these agencies.

[ChidlomDweller]

Meaning explicit censorshop and intimidation into self-censorship.  Meanwhile how about promoting integrity in the army?

[Lupatria]

Early this year they changed the rules for foreign correspondents to renew their accreditation. So they can practice their new policy: good guys in - independent nonconformist journalists out.

 

The Acting PRD Director also stated that he will make sure only useful information is sent to members of the public...  

 

This is a is a contradiction in terms if a Lt. Gen. of a junta decides what “useful information” is.

[HoboKay]

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Lt. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, Acting Director of the PRD, said that he plans to run the office in accordance with the policies of the Prime Minister while ensuring professional freedom for all media.

 

Care to define your interpretation of professional freedom? 

[AlQaholic]

Name one incident when the media have looked to the PRD for any information?

[HoboKay]

3 minutes ago, AlQaholic said:

Name one incident when the media have looked to the PRD for any information?

 

I guess most of the information of use to the media at large seems to relate to festivals and tourism, at least that's what it's website offers.

 

The most recent would be the Vegetarian Festival? 

[trogers]

22 hours ago, DNPBC0 said:

Integrity, accuracy and honesty are not qualities I would associate with any public relations agency anywhere in the world - except as the kind of empty slogans which are the stock-in-trade of those who work in these agencies.

 

You are describing all agencies, including the news media in developed countries...

 

Just look at the sources of $$$ and you know their leaning...

[waldroj]

On 02/10/2016 at 3:11 PM, rooster59 said:

Lt. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, Acting Director of the PRD, said that he plans to run the office in accordance with the policies of the Prime Minister while ensuring professional freedom for all media. 

 

Seems like it's going to be business as usual for NNT - bullshit, lies, and junta propaganda!

 

2 hours ago, HoboKay said:

 

Care to define your interpretation of professional freedom? 

 

As for asking about media freedom:

I just don't think anyone is listening!