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| ===== October 31, 1981 - April, 1982: PAP vs Straits Times ===== | ===== October 31, 1981 - April, 1982: PAP vs Straits Times ===== | ||
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| * The appointment of Nathan as the newspaper group's "watchdog" demoralised the editorial staff.((Seow, op. cit., p. 118)) | * The appointment of Nathan as the newspaper group's "watchdog" demoralised the editorial staff.((Seow, op. cit., p. 118)) | ||
| * Sir Keith MacPherson, chairman of Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, resigned from the board of directors of the Straits Times group's afternoon paper, //New Nation//, noting with reference to Nathan's appointment that "it is not possible for us to continue an association with a newspaper which is now clearly government dominated."((Asiaweek, 1982, May 7, as cited ibid.)) | * Sir Keith MacPherson, chairman of Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, resigned from the board of directors of the Straits Times group's afternoon paper, //New Nation//, noting with reference to Nathan's appointment that "it is not possible for us to continue an association with a newspaper which is now clearly government dominated."((Asiaweek, 1982, May 7, as cited ibid.)) | ||
| - | * Opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam [[#marchs.r._nathan_vs_j.b._jeyaretnam|complained of Nathan's appointment]], which was challenged by the latter.((Turnbull, op. cit., p. 335)) | + | * Opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam complained of Nathan's appointment, but was [[#marchs.r._nathan_vs_j.b._jeyaretnam|challenged by the latter]].((Turnbull, op. cit., p. 335)) |
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