A paid news model forces newsrooms to ensure that they are more analytical and provide insights that the competition cannot, said SPH Media Trust's chairman Khaw Boon Wan. Read the story: https://str.sg/JvZP

Adopting either a free or paid subscription model for news products depends on the publications' objectives, and having a paid model puts higher pressure on newsrooms so they know that they are doing the right thing and delivering quality journalism, he said.

Mr Khaw, a former Cabinet Minister, was addressing a question on whether Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) titles would continue with a subscription model post-restructuring at a press conference on Wednesday (May 12).

Watch the full SPH media conference here: https://youtu.be/KFTnJT1e5r8

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