All Eyes on Thailand … but not Via New Media?
Thailand-based author Christopher G. Moore has commented on last night’s Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) event “Thailand in the Eyes of Others”. Moore reports that both the all-Thai panel and the questioners in the audience completely ignored the role of new media in the recent troubles in Bangkok:-
“The evening was mainly a Thai critique on the international TV news about how the Thais in political conflict were presented to an international audience. In particular, the panel, as were Thai questioners, were highly critical of TV coverage by CNN and BBC. [...] The digital world was largely ignored [...] Thousands of images, videos and commentary reached a larger world through the Internet.
“What Thailand in May 2010 has demonstrated is that news that shape international public opinion is no longer limited to TV network news. News coverage has expanded far beyond TV and the traditional print media. The old way of gathering, reporting, accessing and, indeed through comments, participating in the news has fundamentally changed.”
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