Talk:CNA (TV network)
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Requested move 21 July 2020
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The result of the move request was: Page Moved to CNA (TV network) (non-admin closure) Bingobro (Chat) 09:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
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:CNA (news channel) → {{no redirect|CNA (TV channel)}} – per WP:NCBC St3095 (?) 06:59, 21 July 2020 (UTC)—Relisting. © Tbhotch™ (en-3). 04:46, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
- Move to CNA (TV network) - {{ping|St3095}} per WP:NCBC#Networks, this is a network, not a channel (a term which is largely deprecated), because it produces content which is distributed across many feeds, channels, streams, and also radio. -- Netoholic @ 12:29, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
- Support move to CNA (TV network) per {{u|Netoholic}}. – robertsky (talk) 08:20, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
- Move to CNA (TV network) per Netoholic. -- AquaDTRS (talk) 17:52, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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Public broadcaster or state broadcaster?
This article contains a contradiction in that it says the channel is owned by what it describes as the country's "national public broadcaster" but, in the information in the box on the right-hand side, it says "Type Broadcasting news, discussions, state media". Is this a public broadcaster as in public service broadcasting or is it state media therefore a state broadcaster instead?
Requested move 30 May 2025
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The result of the move request was: Not moved * Pppery * it has begun... 04:41, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
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:CNA (TV network) → {{no redirect|Channel NewsAsia}} – Channel NewsAsia remains a WP:COMMONNAME for the news channel, as is still used interchangeably by CNA themselves. (e.g. their website https://www.channelnewsasia.com/, their Instagram handle [https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia @channelnewsasia]). Moving (back) to Channel NewsAsia also eliminates the disambiguation from the article name. TenthAvenueFreezeOut (talk) 11:43, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose While "Channel NewsAsia" remains in use interchangeably with CNA for certain purposes (such as its website or social media), they rarely call themselves as such nowadays, especially on-air. Most promotions, either by MediaCorp and channel themselves, now using the initialism "CNA". (example such as [https://content-technology.com/asia-pacific-news/mediacorps-cna-celebrates-25-years-announces-expansion-plans/ Content Technology], [https://www.mewatch.sg/channels/cna/97072 Mewatch website], and others). I also feel that the original "Channel NewsAsia" abbreviation is more like secondary name than previously thought. 103.111.102.118 (talk) 13:24, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
:Oppose. The criteria on WP:COMMONNAME states “as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources” (emphasis mine). This means in the presence of other sources using the CNA short form, we put less weight on how CNA calls itself (similar examples include Twitter/X and Turkey/Türkiye). Sources other than CNA that calls it the short form in the first mention include [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/public-service-media-outlets-remain-many-sporeans-first-port-of-call-for-trusted-news-minister The Straits Times], [https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/steve-lai-appointed-as-bbc-news-chief-presenter BBC], [https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2025/04/1199152/10-year-old-girl-dies-singapore-shophouse-blaze New Straits Times] and [https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/3020844/singapores-brownface-saga-sparks-debate-race SCMP], which shows the use of the short form itself is common as well. S5A-0043🚎(Talk) 09:17, 1 June 2025 (UTC)