2022: No change to media codes after repeal

Following PM’s announcement, my ministry, MCI, issued a statement to confirm that our content regulation policies remain unchanged. We will maintain the status quo in the media landscape, and strongly discourage campaigning for pro- or anti-LGBT viewpoints.

More recently, MCI colleagues were alerted to a Facebook post in the name of “Miak Siew” that referred to his forthcoming participation on a radio programme on 89.3 MoneyFM. He expressed the view that “The announcement of the repeal has helped made it easier for us to be speaking about LGBT topics ‘live on air’.”

This view is contrary to MCI’s position and gives the wrong impression that our mainstream media – SPH Media Trust and MediaCorp – has shifted.  MCI has engaged them and can confirm they understand and support the Government’s position.

If mainstream media campaigns or lobbies for either side in this debate – or gives prominence to one view to the exclusion of others - it would not be possible for us to avoid the culture wars we see elsewhere. It is of utmost importance that mainstream media continues to be responsible and balanced in handling LGBT topics. I am confident they will do so and will take appropriate action to maintain this balance as and when it is challenged.

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https://mothership.sg/2022/08/josephine-teo-mainstream-media-377a/