nerdlinger wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 5:29 am

Spigzy wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 6:54 pm
That's part of the problem though, everyone has an opinion - reporting should be of facts and quotes, the latter being quite dangerous here, but possible if done tactfully. Don't put a quote & then directly call the person quoted a liar for backpeddling on an earlier promise. You can put an old quote, and a new quote side by side & leave the reader to discern that the person is a liar. It isn't management consulting, it's just plain journalism.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but reporting is of facts, stats & quotes - leave the opinion pieces to those who want to 'cross the line' a la Rainman & chums. I think it's dangerous for journos here to push the envelope like is possible in a western nation; but you'd be hard pushed to 'cross any government line' by simply reporting verifiable facts at face value; even if your facts are 100% correct, but you then go on for one little "and it's all HE's fault!", you're begging for trouble.

This guy might disagree: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/10/cam ... n-covid-19
Reporter Jailed for Quoting HE on COVID-19

That’s a great example though isn’t it? Yes he quoted the PM, but if taken out of context - I.e. the PM was joking, then reporting it as if the PM said it seriously is going to land you in hot water. So, why post the quote at all? To score petty points. It’s not journalism sorry. I’m not disagreeing that the punishment was overly draconian, but why put yourself out there to be shot over a trivial remark? The PM does like to joke around during his usually very long speeches; I’ve attended a few & the atmosphere can go from serious to jovial and back to serious very quickly.

I do get the point that it is backwards and hard here for journos; I guess my opinion, and it is just that, is that they can make things a lot easier for themselves whilst still reporting the key points. I just see so many going all out for attention points on top of the journalism which is where they come unstuck. Keep it simple & uncontroversial.

Chad Sexington wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:13 pm

Irony Man wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 8:40 am Everyone here is sure to have a different perspective or agenda about this. The people who say "we are all guests" should get back to their beer and shut up. Parents have good reason to speak up, probably anonymously, or from a safe distance.

Ten years ago, even five, Cambodia looked like it was on the right path to become a place of opportunity. It was improving materially, and it looked like it was also becoming more free. It has reversed course dramatically since then, and anyone who really cares should speak up, or it will be seen as tacit approval.

We are guests here, and we chose to come here (I don’t imagine there are many, if any expats who are here against their will) we should assimilate and integrate, it’s not our place to be telling Cambodians how to run their own country. Accept it for what it is/becomes or, if a person thinks it’s so bad here, they’re welcome to leave, go somewhere else (not being Cambodian gives them that luxury) I think any government should be telling “guests” in their country exactly that.
The UK has for too long been pandering to the whims of “guests” who have no affinity, no desire to integrate and no affection for the British and Britain’s culture, they demand and expect changes to be made to suit them, the government (in its wisdom?) caves in to their demands and the country is the worse for it.
Why do people choose to move to a country that they dislike so much about? Most of whom bitch because it’s not like the country they left behind ffs.
They should be told politely “ if you don’t like it here, then fuck off somewhere else” and that includes us.