Date : 4 November 2010
ADDRESS ON “THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA: SINGAPORE’S PERSPECTIVE” BY MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR LAW MR K SHANMUGAM AT THE INAUGURAL FORUM “A FREE PRESS FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY” AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LOW MEMORIAL LIBRARY ROTUNDA ON 4 NOVEMBER 2010 AT 1200 HR
Synopsis
... the bottom line was this: What role the media can play in a society must be taken in context of its political framework and society.
... But Singapore, as a small society and "micro-state" with a short shared history, cannot withstand such harm. "By the time we have some light, after all the heat, irreparable harm may have been caused - or at least a level of harm that we as a society are not prepared to accept," he said, citing exploitable racial and religious fault-lines.
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