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Coup d’état in Thailand 10 years on
It was perhaps the most real-time documented Coup d’état in history. Hundreds of ex-pats were posting on a popular internet forum what was going on outside there window, and the server was swamped. The one thing that was noticed was the Thai People were all for the military intervention, and fear was replaced with sighs of relief and celebration in the coming days. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Pre-written news stories about Thailand and beyond Part 3
As seen in part 1 and 2, there are plenty of examples of people ignoring the facts and writing from what their preconceived conception tells them to write. Even journalists from the best newspapers sometimes fall prey to preconceived myths and write about them as if they were factual. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Pre-written news stories about Thailand and beyond Part 2
It seems that many prewritten stories about Thailand come from one religious group or another. The giveaway clues once again are these religious centered people visiting Thailand discovering things in a matter of hours, that the local people living in the said location know absolutely nothing about. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Pre-written news stories about Thailand and beyond Part 1
What people think about Thailand and how close to reality that is depends a lot on what people read in the mainstream media. The media tends to provide the most up-to-date information about any place. But every now and then a journalist knows what they will say even before they head out to go and have a look at what they will write about because of what they have heard and not personally observed. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Internet censorship laws are all about protecting criminals in power
The title of this entry is completely self-explanatory and requires little deep thinking to see the dots. The arguments for internet censorship by corrupt governments are on par with excuses smokers make to keep smoking. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Thai Government taming media
When you read the title of this entry it can both provoke anger and curiosity. But if you read into it and connect all the dots, you will start to see an encouraging shift towards more responsible journalism. The reason for this is some Thai journalists seem more interested in provoking a reaction than to presenting balanced reporting of the news. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Education the enemy
If you step way back you will see a disturbing pattern of events when the words Muslim and extremist are used in the same sentence. It does not matter what part of the world is being described, the news stories have a similar theme, and that is dead teachers and burned schools. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Mexico media silenced by drug cartels letting Blogs fill gap
The power of the Blog is a growing strength in the war against criminals who wish to go unnoticed. This is not without risk to the bloggers, and that is why the bloggers that shine their light in dark places prefer to keep their identity secret. Now the Mexican drug lords have told the media to be silent or die, and that is no idle threat. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Points for the media in Thailand
It really may be that simple to sort out the media and censorship issues in Thailand. Just assign points for accurate reporting, and subtract points for distortions. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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International media not kind to Red Shirts
If you have had the chance to read what is being said in the international media about the Red Shirts you may be taken back a bit. What is being said is far from flattering, in fact it is much closer to being damning. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Classifying Thailand’s UDD group
United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is what they call themselves. But in recent times over the past few years they have come to be known as the Red Shirts. Although their name implies democracy, they have been proven to be anything but. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Thai censure debates mean easy money
The pro Thaksin party Pheu Thai Party (PTP) is proving to be a real money maker. That is a real money maker for the people, groups and whoever the PTP lie about, slander and defame during the censure debates. Continue reading Post ID 16220
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Thailand’s concern about media bias Part 5
When looking at a specific issue of the Red Shirt anti government group and the violence and mayhem they brought, comments from journalists are greeted with extreme emotions from both sides. So the desire to alter, persuade or otherwise change the objectiveness of a journalist simply places the journalist in the position of being a tool for propaganda of one side or the other. Continue reading Post ID 16220