[3][4] The Ministry of Digital Development and Information is the government's regulatory body that imposes and enforces regulation over locally produced media content.
[5][6][7][8][9] Issues deemed to be inciting racial and religious hatred are prohibited,[10][11] and media advocating non-traditional family units and lifestyles are avoided.
SPH publishes all daily newspapers with the exception of TODAY, which is owned by Mediacorp, now a digital publication.
Chua Chin Hon, The Straits Times US bureau chief, said that the paper's "editors have all been groomed as pro-government supporters and are careful to ensure that reporting of local events adheres closely to the official line", and that "the government exerts significant pressure on ST editors to ensure that published articles follow the government's line".
[21] As with worldwide trends, SPH readership and subscription numbers have stagnated since the early-2000s, as Singaporeans increasingly turned to online media for their news.