by Mr Lovejuice » Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:17 pm
From today's CD
[...]Of the 27 prominent media owners studied, at least eight are described as being affiliated with the CPP (as advisers or on government payroll), while two are aligned with opposition parties and nine are “business or political tycoons.” Owners operating in all sectors of the media—TV, radio, print and online—are rare, the report finds, with only Ms. Mana and CPP Vice President Say Chhum active across all four.
Ms. Le Coz said the content being delivered by media outlets is generally accepted as fact.
“There is a very high trust in media from the Cambodian people. So what is read, what is seen and what is listened to is much, much believed,” she said. “Skepticism is not really there from the audience, so when it comes to ownership and concentration, it really does matter in this context.”[...]
Another speaker at the event was Soy Sopheap, owner of the popular Deum Ampil franchise, a founding shareholder in the online service Fresh News and, according to CCIM, an Information Ministry employee. Mr. Sopheap has been used by Prime Minister Hun Sen as a political fixer and has long been accused of projecting a pro-CPP bias through his editorial departments.
“They used to say that Mr. Soy Sopheap was affiliated with CPP; actually, I am more affiliated with the CNRP,” he said, responding to questions about his perceived bias.
“You all can say that if there is no criticism of the government, then you can’t have democracy, but Cambodia is very different, ladies and gentlemen. We are in Cambodia, we are taking baby steps. If we want to criticize the government, we have to have a certain way to criticize the government,” he said.[...]
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/webs ... ws-101826/
From today's CD
[quote][...]Of the 27 prominent media owners studied, at least eight are described as being affiliated with the CPP (as advisers or on government payroll), while two are aligned with opposition parties and nine are “business or political tycoons.” Owners operating in all sectors of the media—TV, radio, print and online—are rare, the report finds, with only Ms. Mana and CPP Vice President Say Chhum active across all four.
Ms. Le Coz said the content being delivered by media outlets is generally accepted as fact.
“There is a very high trust in media from the Cambodian people. So what is read, what is seen and what is listened to is much, much believed,” she said. “Skepticism is not really there from the audience, so when it comes to ownership and concentration, it really does matter in this context.”[...]
Another speaker at the event was Soy Sopheap, owner of the popular Deum Ampil franchise, a founding shareholder in the online service Fresh News and, according to CCIM, an Information Ministry employee. Mr. Sopheap has been used by Prime Minister Hun Sen as a political fixer and has long been accused of projecting a pro-CPP bias through his editorial departments.
[b]“They used to say that Mr. Soy Sopheap was affiliated with CPP; actually, I am more affiliated with the CNRP,” he said, responding to questions about his perceived bias.
“You all can say that if there is no criticism of the government, then you can’t have democracy, but Cambodia is very different, ladies and gentlemen. We are in Cambodia, we are taking baby steps. If we want to criticize the government, we have to have a certain way to criticize the government,” he said[/b].[...][/quote]
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/website-names-hidden-hands-behind-the-news-101826/