Influential News

I have for sometime been interested in how news are presented by the major media as compared to the version which are seen by other interested observors.

The recent tibet - olympic torch incident how it is being viewed by the influential West and of course Cyclone Nargis and the almost worldwide condemation of the Myanmar regime response or lack of response.

Another recent episode, I read that our foreign minister George Yeo went to North Korea and found out that the situation was not as bad as portrayed by the Western media.

This should set us thinking. It should be the responsibility of all readers to be alert, critical and have a healthy sense of skepticism. Nowaday with the internet and alternative sources such as blogs - we should be able to get information other than the mainstream media and then we should be able to decide for ourselves where the truth lies (:-)

I hope for the day when the mainstream media will not be our main or only source of information and news so we are not unduely influenced by vested interests - nationalistic, political, religious or commercial vested interest - in any case the responsibility is with you and me to find a balanced and fair view of the world and act accordingly.