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Prayut questions whether media serving public interest by not reporting on ministers’ work

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on the sidelines of the mobile Cabinet meeting in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Tuesday that while he was not angry with the media who refused to cover his ministers’ work, the press should ask themselves whether they are fulfilling their stated aim of working for the public interest by taking such a stance on their reporting.
 

The premier and Government Spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd had previously locked horns with the media after Sansern asked them ahead of the Cabinet meeting last week for “cooperation” by reporting the work of Cabinet members as they tended to focus heavily on the PM.

 

Sansern, who is also head of the Public Relations Department, said he viewed the work done by other Cabinet members as also worth disseminating to the public, so that the public could learn more about the government’s work.

 

His proposition was slammed by some media members as intervening in the media’s work.

 

Prayut said he could not however accept this excuse, stressing that while the media tended to claim that they work for the public interest, they apparently fail to report on the government’s work when asked to do so.

 

He said he had not asked the media to “advertise” the government or try to convince people to love him, as he did not like “sweet words”, but he merely wished the media would cover what his Cabinet members had been working on, so that people would better understand the situation. 

 

If the media failed to deliver this information, would the public interest be truly served in the way that they claim to pursue, he asked during the media interview.

 

The tense mood during the session seemed to subside, however, when he walked towards the group of media representatives and took photos with them.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30324599

 
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I don't agree about that the media have not enough reported PM's actions and achievements. For example the PM with a frog story has generated very  significant coverage.

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11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prayut questions whether media serving public interest by not reporting on ministers’ work

 

Dear Mr PM

 

The public interest and your own interest are NOT the same thing.

 

Have a nice day.

 

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The media are not there to do your bidding. Hire a bloody PR firm like anyone else. And stop with the implied threats against the media. This is getting beyond ridiculous.

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It seems he only wants media that reports favorable news about him and the Government,

if they report bad news they are threatened,or sued.sad state of affairs.

regards worgeordie

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As long the media is not able to report as also "investigating media" and can ask questions and get answers and not only work a the mouthpiece of the ministeries and "government"....they better stay away from any report of this so called "government" that not allows to report the way the people of Thailand deserves the reports and news!

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So, the PM thinks that the media are not generating enough public fawning, bowing, scrapping and adulation of his ministers (some of who are inept)? :whistling:  Yeah right!

 

Respect is earned NOT demanded, Mr PM (unless you are part of a feudal hierarchy system). :post-4641-1156693976:

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Reporters don't have the time to report on the PM's ministers. They are too busy reporting on the PM himself talking to frogs and other creatures and making stupid, pathetic jokes about infidelity. They are the big issues. The PM is working at making a bigger fool of himself than he did with the twerking issue and the media love it.

People already know his ministers do stuff-all except attend meetings and splash-up big on "fact-finding missions" so there is really nothing to report about them.

The Thai government is a one-man-band; Prayut Chan-o-cha.

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Prayuth needs to make up his mind. Either the media reports the facts, or it doesn't report at all.

 

There is, of course, the third option - heaven forbid the media should be caught exaggerating, or downright lying.

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