New media practitioners in Singapore reacted sharply to condemn the online hoax regarding Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's health yesterday. The hoax had caused a significant buzz in the blogosphere over the weekend. Full Story
Journalists sift through strategies and search their souls at a two-day conference on The Future of News Media & Journalism, organised by the Asia Journalism Fellowship and the industry association WAN-IFRA. Full Story
Former Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong painted an optimistic picture for the future of the local new media sphere in a discussion held in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) last Thursday. Siew opined that socio-political websites such as The Online Citizen and Temasek Review had the potential to directly challenge their mainstream counterparts. He said this could be done if the websites invested in producing more original content, instead of remaining purely reactionary. Full Story
In a Nanyang Business School-Business Times roundtable discussion, information technology professors examine the rapid spread of social media and its implication for businesses, and try to find out if it is the next big thing. Full Story
Thanks to the National Library, the internet now gives you access to Singapore newspapers dating back to the early 19th century. The library's NewspaperSG service will make it dramatically easier to do historical research. Full Story
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