My tuition kid and I love to read the Straits Times. So far we've learnt that:
1. Forum letters all seem to say "I so angry/stupid at X, will the relevant authorities please comment."
2. Straits Times photographers in the Home crimes page assign varying degrees of guilt depending on how closely cropped the mug of the suspect is. Clearest sign of guilt: when ST crops off the top part of the hair, takes away the neck and collar, and squishes just the face into a small box.
3. Most nonpolitical articles in the Home section seem to be written to provoke an immediate response by the reader: "What a stupid/evil/lame/unfortunate/boh liao etc. person". I call this the Incitement to Kneejerk JudgeMentality.
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I think Singapore Ink did a sample survey thing on forum replies.
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