S’pore media must be credible and trusted observer, interpreter of developments: President Tharman

SINGAPORE – The role of Singapore media is to be a credible and trusted observer and interpreter of developments for the country , the region and the wider world, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. This means being fact-based, thorough, impartial, and looking below the surface, he added. The President noted that China is now more important to the world – economically, technologically and geopolitically – but the understanding of the country around the world is now weaker than two or three decades ago. With the need for a credible, trusted perspective of developments in China now greater than ever, the media…