The Balance Of Pressing Freedom

I agreed with the ideas of the author of “Publishing those cartoons was a mistake” especially about the collision between the two goals of pressing freedom—the libertarian and the social responsibility theories.
“The press needs to serve the ever-evolving public interest, and it needs to do so but focusing on responsibly, and not solely on freedom.”
I think the “freedom” is just like a “tool” of pressing, and the pressing is expected to use the “freedom” to confirm that the “responsibility” has been achieved successfully.
As the Internet has taken part of our lives more and more nowadays, the media system should be more aware of their pressings because the existing societal and political tensions can be inflamed instantly through the transfer of messages from one cultural context to another. Their responsibility does not only stands for being a good platform to share the ideas freely but also for contributing to the racial harmony as well—and this part is very important for the media system in Singapore!
I have confidence in Singapore media system because I found that the government has given a hand to the media system already and they have done a nice job. I think that’s what CCP should learn and I believe we will benefit a lot from learning from Singapore.