S'pore urges media to exercise restraint at Asean
Thursday, July 24, 2008
SINGAPORE complained yesterday about an unruly press pack covering this week's Asean ministerial meetings, and urged the media to "exercise restraint."
"There have been several complaints by accredited delegations and hotel guests on the behaviour of some journalists at the conference venue," an official statement said.
"Some delegations have been swarmed by the media while entering or exiting the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel, resulting in them being pushed and jostled.
"In one instance, a senior member of a visiting delegation was accidentally hit with a video camera by a photojournalist, while in another, a child was almost trampled on by a group of media personnel chasing some delegates into a lift."
While Singapore understands that the incidents did not involve all members of the media, "we nevertheless cannot condone behaviour that places the safety of delegates, hotel guests, the media and hotel assets in jeopardy." "We therefore strongly urge the media to exercise restraint, comply with the requests of officials" it added.AFP
"There have been several complaints by accredited delegations and hotel guests on the behaviour of some journalists at the conference venue," an official statement said.
"Some delegations have been swarmed by the media while entering or exiting the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel, resulting in them being pushed and jostled.
"In one instance, a senior member of a visiting delegation was accidentally hit with a video camera by a photojournalist, while in another, a child was almost trampled on by a group of media personnel chasing some delegates into a lift."
While Singapore understands that the incidents did not involve all members of the media, "we nevertheless cannot condone behaviour that places the safety of delegates, hotel guests, the media and hotel assets in jeopardy." "We therefore strongly urge the media to exercise restraint, comply with the requests of officials" it added.AFP
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