Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Blogging During Elections
It seems that some websites are more equal than others. There are a couple of websites which make news. For instance, I believe that the question of blogging about politics during elections was first brought up by Alex Au in his Jan 2006 Yawning Bread article, Blogging during elections. New Sintercom then picked Au's article up on 30 Jan. Is it a coincidence that SG Rally blog appeared on 1 Feb? The rally blog is still empty of course.
Blogger Miyagi then fed the issue into the traditional information stream with his 8 Feb Today article, Blogging and the elections; Will bloggers fall foul of 'election advertising?'
The Media Development Authority brings the issue to official attention by issuing a reminder that that Internet content providers need to comply with Singapore's laws. This is carried by Channel NewAsia (19th Feb) and Today (20th Feb). I bet the silence of the Straits Times is because they are working on a more in-depth story.
Blogger Miyagi then fed the issue into the traditional information stream with his 8 Feb Today article, Blogging and the elections; Will bloggers fall foul of 'election advertising?'
The Media Development Authority brings the issue to official attention by issuing a reminder that that Internet content providers need to comply with Singapore's laws. This is carried by Channel NewAsia (19th Feb) and Today (20th Feb). I bet the silence of the Straits Times is because they are working on a more in-depth story.
