Media up in arms over plan for ‘intrusive’ law
By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Kanit

 

Six journalism bodies suggest self-regulation mechanism to protect freedoms

 

BANGKOK: -- SIX MEDIA organisations yesterday demanded that the junta-backed media reform committee reconsider the draft of the media bill and proposed a counter draft, which includes a committee as a self-regulating mechanism and aims to protect media rights and freedom.

 

The organisations are: the National Press Council, the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand, the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, the Online News Providers Association and Thailand Cable TV Association. They submitted a letter, including their own draft, to Kanit Suwannet, chairman of the media reform committee. 

 

Representing the organisations, TJA president Wanchai Wongmeechai yesterday denounced the draft bill, saying it paved the way for the state to interfere in the media, which goes against the principles laid out in the new constitution. 

 

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Representing the organisations, TJA president Wanchai Wongmeechai yesterday denounced the draft bill, saying it paved the way for the state to interfere in the media, which goes against the principles laid out in the new constitution

 

Oh come on!....... It's for your good and the good of the country!

 

Principles? What are they?

41 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Representing the organisations, TJA president Wanchai Wongmeechai yesterday denounced the draft bill, saying it paved the way for the state to interfere in the media, which goes against the principles laid out in the new constitution

 

Oh come on!....... It's for your good and the good of the country!

 

 and by complaining about this the media are now likely to face even more controls.

Goes against the principles laid out in the new constitution.

So what !! we do what we want when we want.

You do as your told or else.

 and by complaining about this the media are now likely to face even more controls.

Ow, I like watching 'Americas funniest animals' and 'the best of traffic accidents' in the morning.

Hmmmm... maybe some real, investigative and couragous journalism, instead of years of @$$kissing, might have helped to prevent this...


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Hard to imagine stricter controls on the media, they already outlawed telling the truth.

8 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Hard to imagine stricter controls on the media, they already outlawed telling the truth.

BUT they do tell the truth only it's the approved and squeaky clean version and not the misleading, insulting, subversive nonsense those nasty foreign sources deliver.

Thai media 'up in arms' - as if! Since when have the Thai media been 'up in arms' about anything?

 

Remember that journalist letting Prayuck fondle the journalist's ear and pat his head while he kowtowed on his knees before him?

Or the 'journalists' dressed up as children on Children's Day to please that same dear person?

 

'Up in arms' my foot!

Edited December 23, 20169 yr by Eligius

BP has been toeing the line recently. Their lead 'social' stories have become sickening.

 

However, if privately owned news media companies are only allowed to print propaganda, they will go out of business quickly. State control of media works when the State pays the bills.

Edited December 23, 20169 yr by Loaded

proposed a counter draft,

 

I hope it contains a clause that allows billionaire Prime Ministers to purchase as many media outlets as possible so that he/she can control content and editorial content. Semms to me there was a PM that did this before but I heard he left the country.

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

Goes against the principles laid out in the new constitution.

So what !! we do what we want when we want.

You do as your told or else.

Media, may just have to wait for the next constitution. There is a new one every 3-4 years.

More reforms you will like, or else.

6 hours ago, ramrod711 said:

proposed a counter draft,

 

I hope it contains a clause that allows billionaire Prime Ministers to purchase as many media outlets as possible so that he/she can control content and editorial content. Semms to me there was a PM that did this before but I heard he left the country.

Oh no! Not a song ripped from the pages of the Chang MaI First Family song book?

9 hours ago, DM07 said:

Hmmmm... maybe some real, investigative and couragous journalism, instead of years of @$$kissing, might have helped to prevent this...


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Not like now where it's "Kiss my @$$ or else!".

 

 

Edited December 23, 20169 yr by jesimps