Tag: Media history
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From the Dismissal to a Defining Masthead: A 23-Year-Old Reporter’s Memory
Introduction: A Memory Written in Real Time I was 23 years old, newly minted as a special writer on a bustling newsroom desk, when the events of late 1975 began to unfold into something larger than the daily grind. The Dismissal, as it would later be known, didn’t arrive with a loud fanfare so much…
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Singapore’s first ambassador to China, Cheng Tong Fatt dies at 96
Tribute to a trailblazing public servant Dr. Cheng Tong Fatt, a towering figure in Singapore’s public service and diplomacy, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. He is remembered as a visionary who helped lay the foundations of modern Singapore’s media landscape and its early diplomatic forays abroad. His career spanned periods of rapid…