Type of site Online journalism blog Alexa rank 13,407 (May 2015) Launched June 2006 Founded June 2006 | Available in English Registration Necessary Parent organization Singapore Press Holdings Area served Singapore | |
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Slogan(s) "Asia's leading citizen-journalism website" Motto "Asia's leading citizen-journalism website" Profiles | ||
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Straits Times Online Mobile Print (also abbreviated as STOMP or S.T.O.M.P) is a Singapore-based web aggregator and online journalism web portal managed by the Singapore Press Holdings. It describes itself as "Asia's leading citizen-journalism website".
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Controversy
STOMP contributors, otherwise known as STOMPers, have been widely criticised for submitting xenophobic, racist and sexist content onto the portal. There are also instances of fabricated submissions targeting National Servicemen and commuters on public transport.
In 2012, STOMP staff, 23-year-old Samantha Francis, was sacked after submitting a photo of an MRT train moving with the train doors wide open. It was later revealed that she had taken the photo off Twitter. The editor-in-chief, Mr Patrick Daniel, issued an apology to SMRT.
On 24 March 2014, a STOMPer submitted a photograph of an NS man not giving up his seat to an elderly woman on the train. This photo was later found to be doctored – in reality, there was an empty seat next to the man which was cropped out of the photo.
In April 2014, an online petition to close down the portal went viral. The petition garnered close to 23,000 signatures as of 15 April 2014. Robin Li, owner of the petition, stated: "STOMP has failed to rectify and set simple sensible guidelines before any irresponsible netizen contributes a fabricated story without getting the right facts."