Pretentious papers

The Straits Times is only good for mere entertainment, and perhaps its report for foreign news. It is good enough to put up a professional front of honest journalism, but when home news is concerned, it doesn't take much for anyone to see how selective they are in news reportage, and how it works hand in hand to promote news with other agencies for Singaporeans to hear and take note of. In this way, they literally create news out of nothing.

And I hate writers such as Andy Ho, with his long-drawn insistent diatribes (such as the one on Wifi mooching) which goes on for days, trying to shove his own brand of logic down everyone's throat. Read his article today on why plastic bags are good too, wihch uses a long stream of evidences to justify his claim. Persistent, pedantic, and utterly irritating. Someone needs to kick his ass and tell him that the issue is about 'Bringing your own bag', and not plastic bag versus paper bag! For letting such writings published, the editors have to share in the blame too no? Let's not start talking about the other silly bimbotic column writings by Sumiko and others too, the lists goes on and on.

So. You have a paper with a great design and good syndicated content; however, the poor quality of local column writings exposes its weaknesses. That, and its work in blatant newsmaking for agencies and authorities, along with the lack of multiple perspectives/prejudiced reportage in considering the really important social issues here, really shows the discerning reader that it is a paper not to be trusted.