My interview in Matichon with respect to the government’s initiative of its new public relation mechanism and body: The government seems to believe that there is a communication problem between them and the people, therefore they wanted to ensure that people can receive more information from them than from other sources.
I argued that people have received sufficient information from the government, and it is therefore important for people to receive information from alternative sources rather than receiving one-sided information.
Every government has made good decisions and made mistakes. Thus, people should be able to access both positive and negative reflections on the government.
The problem is that the government tends to deny that mistakes have been made, such as the rejection of the problems concerning freedom of expression and human rights. The government should not accuse criticism as false or misleading information, and stop claiming that such information is a threat to national security.
The problem with Thailand today is that the government has been claiming that itself is the only trustworthy and reliable source of information. This is rather worrying for Thailand.
Indeed, I argued that the government does not really require any PR, because they speak on their own behalf to advertise the good job they are doing. Instead, if the government denies their mistakes, their reputation will be undermined.
I argued that people have received sufficient information from the government, and it is therefore important for people to receive information from alternative sources rather than receiving one-sided information.
Every government has made good decisions and made mistakes. Thus, people should be able to access both positive and negative reflections on the government.
The problem is that the government tends to deny that mistakes have been made, such as the rejection of the problems concerning freedom of expression and human rights. The government should not accuse criticism as false or misleading information, and stop claiming that such information is a threat to national security.
The problem with Thailand today is that the government has been claiming that itself is the only trustworthy and reliable source of information. This is rather worrying for Thailand.
Indeed, I argued that the government does not really require any PR, because they speak on their own behalf to advertise the good job they are doing. Instead, if the government denies their mistakes, their reputation will be undermined.
