SPH Media Trust to focus investments in talent, tech to deliver quality journalism: Khaw Boon Wan

uality, credible journalism, said SMT chairman Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.spun off from newspaper publisher and mainboard-listed company Singapore Press Holdings on Dec 1,

Mr Khaw was speaking at a media briefing along with SMT interim chief executive officer Patrick Daniel; English, Malay and Tamil Media Group editor-in-chief Warren Fernandez; and Chinese Media Group editor-in-chief Lee Huay Leng.said SPH had underinvested in talent and technology in the last few years, and “those are the two big gaps where we have to make the corrections as soon as we can”.that will focus on honing the digital skills and multimedia capabilities of its journalists.

Spelling out the media entity’s renewed focus on its key purposes, he cited how the SMT stable of titles has been helping readers make sense of developments and policy measures during the Covid-19 pandemic, noting that it has put all content on the pandemic outside the paywall. There are also plans to beef up the overseas bureaus of The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao, to build on the two publications’ strong audiences in the region and beyond.

He said: “These are the purposes that we need to achieve, and these are the roles we have to play in our society... And it’s not just about us... It’s about building something that is important for our community, our society, for Singapore.” Mr Fernandez added that underpinning SMT’s mission is the belief that “quality, credible journalism is a public good”.With this larger purpose in mind, the Government has said it is prepared to provide funding support for SMT, and Mr Khaw that when it comes to capability building and where the payback period is long, “I think we have a justification to ask the Government for help”.

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