THE ONLINE CITIZENWho: Set up by lawyer Choo Zheng Xi (photo) and blogger Andrew Loh.迷你倉庫 The latter has since left. Mr Choo now oversees the website as consultant editor, while its executive editor Terry Xu is the site's sole full-time employee.Founded: 2006Known for: One of the more established sites, it features mostly commentaries on current affairs and is also known for hosting offline events such as debates in the lead-up to the 2011 general and presidential polls. It became the first and so far only political website to be gazetted as a political association that same year. In May, it said it meets the requirements for an individual licence under the new Media Development Authority licensing framework for news websites, but the MDA has disagreed.TR EMERITUSWho: It has a group of about five editors, of whom only one has identified himself to be the face of the site: IT consultant Richard Wan.Founded: 2011Known for: It had its origins as Temasek Review, a site highly critical in tone, publishing speculative pieces. But it toned down somewhat when it turned into TR Emeritus under a new editorial team, and also after it was sent lawyer's letters last year from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his brother, then Fraser & Neave chairman Lee Hsien Yang, for hosting defamatory content. It apologised and removed the content. It is also known for surfacing issues of public interest such as an alleged affair by former Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong, which led to his expulsion and a by-election.THE REAL SINGAPOREWho: Founded by systems engineer Alex Tan (photo) with a couple thought to be based in Australia; now headed by chief editor Mohd Farhan, who declined to reveal further details about himself.Founded: 2012Known for: Speculative pieces on current affairs and plagiarising content from other sites, often without permission or attribution. The site was criticised recently for falsely attributing an article to PAP MP Irene Ng, who has lodged a police report, and for publishing a woman's allegations about Chua Chu Kang Town Council which she later admitted were儲存false.NEW NATIONWho: The site was founded by Mr Terence Lee (photo), who is also the editor of Sgentrepreneurs.com, freelance writer Belmont Lay, and a third friend, Ms Fang Shihan, who has since left.Founded: 2011Known for: Satirical takes on current affairs and news stories, in the vein of popular US website The Onion.YAWNING BREADWho: A sociopolitical blog by Mr Alex Au, who is also known for his gay rights activism.Founded: 1996Known for: Analyses on current affairs and politics. Has brought to light matters of public interest, disclosing last year that the then Archbishop of the Catholic Church here had withdrawn a letter he sent to activist group Function 8 after a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. Last year, Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam sent him a lawyer's letter regarding defamatory comments which someone else posted on Yawning Bread, which Mr Au removed. Mr Au also apologised last year to the courts for writing a piece alleging plastic surgeon Woffles Wu received special treatment.RAVIPHILEMON.NETWho: A former editor of The Online Citizen, Mr Ravi Philemon now mainly blogs on his site. He is also among the very few bloggers who are also political party members, having joined the opposition National Solidarity Party last year.Founded: 2009Known for: Sociopolitical commentaries that tend to have a critical take on the Government. He made the news recently when Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim took him to task for reposting false information during the haze that the Government's stockpile of N95 masks was not for the public. -- PHOTOS: ST FILEPUBLICHOUSE.SGWho: Started by Mr Andrew Loh after he left The Online Citizen.He also blogs on his personal site andrewlohhp.wordpress.comFounded: 2011Known for: Public House carries stories on current affairs, sociopolitical issues, the arts and music, while Mr Loh's personal blog tends to have critical views of the Government and the mainstream media. He recently apologised for an expletive-filled tirade on his Facebook page against the President.新蒲崗迷你倉
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