Held in Singapore in 2007, this was the first-ever convention that brought journalism educators around the world to discuss on issues pertaining to the scholarly pursuit of journalism. Below are interviews I recorded while covering the event for journalism.sg. Find out more about the WJEC at http://www.amic-wjec.org/

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Keynote address

• Chairman of Singapore Press Holdings, Dr Tony Tan, spoke on the future challenges of journalism (About 15mins) [Click to listen]

Media Freedom vs Responsibility — East vs West Perspectives

• Editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holding’s English and Malay Newspapers, Mr Patrick Daniel, spoke about the role of the press in Singapore (About 11mins) [Click to listen]

Freedom of Digital Speech: Testing Boundaries in Singapore

• Mr Arun Mahizhnan and Mr Tan Tarn How from The Institute of Policy Studies presented their paper on the boundaries of digital speech in Singapore. (About 23mins) [Click to listen]
• AP Tey Tsun Hung from NUS Law Faculty outlines Singapore’s laws regarding the freedom of speech and press (About 22mins) [Click to listen]
• Mr Alex Au of Yawning Bread discusses how the gay movement is making use of digital speech in Singapore to promote its cause (About 16mins) [Click to listen]

Media Laws and Regulations: Emerging Paradigms

• Lawyer Kevin Tan speaks on the trends in Singapore’s media laws and regulation focusing on the mrbrown affair and the Sedition Act (About 27mins) [Click to listen]