Journalists group warns media bill a setback

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Journalists group warns media bill a setback
By THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- The Senior Journalists Club yesterday issued a statement expressing concerns over the new media regulation bill and the ongoing media reform by the government and its appointed officials, saying it would set back the press freedom they had fought for during an era of dictatorship decades ago.

 

The club also vowed to fight side by side with other media organisations, including the Thai Journalists Association (TJA) and Thai Broadcast Journalists Association (TBJA), which strongly oppose the government’s move.

 

On Monday, media groups met with the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) media reform committee to express their concerns over its ongoing media reform efforts via an enactment of the new media regulation bill. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30303945

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-12

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

A peaceful Mahatma Gandhi style strike should change the generals ideas quickly.

Just shut down all TV channels and stop the newspaper prints for a week, there would be riots in the streets when the Thai ladies can not watch their weekly Soup operas.  

[debate101]

I thought we couldn't use the d word.

[waldroj]

When asked to comment on the journalists' concern, the junta's response was:

 

[johng]

I thought we couldn't use the d word.

but but but ....
its not a "d" word its 20 years of "reform before elections" something that the newspaper above thoroughly supported and encouraged, why have they only only just woken up to what's happening after all this time.

[Nbarch]

3 hours ago, debate101 said:

I thought we couldn't use the d word.

The lazy, mis-informed journalist who wrote this article, is probably having a holiday in the junta’s special educational resort as I write.

[yellowboat]

" saying it would set back the press freedom they had fought for during an era of dictatorship decades ago."

 

How was then any different than today ?  These people are partly to blame for the current state of Thailand.  They should have known better

[elgordo38]

8 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

A peaceful Mahatma Gandhi style strike should change the generals ideas quickly.

Just shut down all TV channels and stop the newspaper prints for a week, there would be riots in the streets when the Thai ladies can not watch their weekly Soup operas.  

 

6 hours ago, waldroj said:

When asked to comment on the journalists' concern, the junta's response was:

 

Was the translation by the government "Your complaints have been duly noted and ignored next?"

[NCC1701A]

so the only stories to be reported are unsavory love triangles, Chinese tourists behaving badly and drunk Farangs acting out.   

[baboon]

1 hour ago, elgordo38 said:

 

Was the translation by the government "Your complaints have been duly noted and ignored next?"

'Your complaints have been duly noted. Expect us...'

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, baboon said:

'Your complaints have been duly noted. Expect us...'

I am on a slow boat to China.