SRI LANKA: New Nuclear Plant from India Has Neighbor Up in Arms
The Indian government says Sri Lankan opponents of its newest nuclear power plant have resorted to a campaign of propaganda and media misinformation to keep the facility from going live. All the same, the anti-nuke effort is making an impact: New Delhi said it will enter into a “broad dialogue”…
Full Article SRI LANKA: New Nuclear Plant from India Has Neighbor Up in ArmsMIXED MEDIA FROM THE MAINLAND: PORTRAITS OF GLITTERY LADIES
MIXED MEDIA FROM THE MAINLAND: PORTRAITS OF GLITTERY LADIES
MIXED MEDIA FROM THE MAINLAND: PORTRAITS OF GLITTERY LADIES
MALAYSIA: ‘If a True Love’s Blog Can Break the Spell…’
Nothing says true love more than dedicating a blog to your loved one– at least, that’s what Abil Fikri Ahmad thought (and did) when he created abil4fauziah.blogspot.com. But this isn’t just any ordinary site. This stay-at-home husband created and dedicated his blog for his wife (or dear as he calls…
Full Article MALAYSIA: ‘If a True Love’s Blog Can Break the Spell…’INDIA: Who Loves Ya, You Poor Journo???
During a recent protest in Assam, a northeastern state of India, journalists became the target of the protestors – and they are now up in arms about it. On August 29th the Daily News Analysis (DNA) India reported on a twelve-hour protest held the day before by the All Assam…
Full Article INDIA: Who Loves Ya, You Poor Journo???CHINA: Fighting Crime One Blog at a Time
At a national courts conference in China recently, judges reported that internet blogs turn out to be a great asset when it comes to preventing juvenile crime and communicating with young deviants. Most judges in attendance agreed that although the internet is a great tool that many youngsters use to…
Full Article CHINA: Fighting Crime One Blog at a TimeHONOLULU: Fabulous China-U.S. Travel Exchange for Journalists
The 2012 China-United States Journalists Exchange is revving up for the third time. The amazing program kicks off November 23 and runs to December 8, 2012. With leadership change in China, the US Presidential Election, and the growing importance of China-US relations in global affairs and the global economy, the 2012…
Full Article HONOLULU: Fabulous China-U.S. Travel Exchange for JournalistsChina Blog Blotter: Fighting to Upgrade the Status of Women
For a nation as influential and economically robust as China, its laws for the protection of women are laughable. Let’s not even get into the discussion of women’s representation in politics or business, but just the most basic rights of safety for women. As a developed nation, China is pathetically…
Full Article China Blog Blotter: Fighting to Upgrade the Status of WomenHONG KONG’S FERRY TRAGEDY: The Shame of the News Media
SPECIAL TO ASIA MEDIA FROM HONG KONG. By Alice Wu — Perhaps all too often my favorite former professor used to say, “there are no stupid questions.” But it was just his way of encouraging learning and inquisitive minds. For that, I know countless are grateful. That’s what schools are…
Full Article HONG KONG’S FERRY TRAGEDY: The Shame of the News MediaPacific Perspectives: Things I Have Been Right About — And From the Start!
Okay, so it is a rather short list…. still… Los Angeles — This column probably will get obnoxious. At least I hope so. Delightfully, it’s about things I said would happen and, guess what? They happened. You could look it up: The judgments enumerated, in one way or the other,…
Full Article Pacific Perspectives: Things I Have Been Right About — And From the Start!SINGAPORE: Would Western Values Really Have Worked?
Journalism takes on many different forms in the modern world. Western nations boastfully tout a free press system, while some countries have a media system controlled by the government. Other states lie somewhere in between the two, inclining toward a system of privately held media corporations that are still required to answer to the government.
Full Article SINGAPORE: Would Western Values Really Have Worked?SOUTH KOREA: Someone Is Actually Honoring Print!
During the late Chosun period (postwar 19th century), newspapers and magazines were fundamental in providing the Korean peninsula with the necessary tools for education and modernization. The influential Seoul-based newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, reports now that six dailies and two magazines are set to be designated cultural properties, according to the Cultural…
Full Article SOUTH KOREA: Someone Is Actually Honoring Print!SINGAPORE: Journalism Fellowships!
Asia Journalism Fellowship 2013 opens for applications: The fifth round of the Asia Journalism Fellowship will run from 25 February to 17 May 2013. The fully-sponsored program is accepting applications until 12 October 2012 from accomplished mid-career journalists. The annual program is an initiative of Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological…
Full Article SINGAPORE: Journalism Fellowships!China Blotter: Netizens Against Corruption, Step One Complete
Remember back in March when the Chinese government tried to hush the scandals surrounding Communist Party Boss Bo Xilai? Well, thanks to the perseverance of free speech advocacy with Netizens at the frontlines, keeping mum was no longer an option on at least one of them. Something had to be…
Full Article China Blotter: Netizens Against Corruption, Step One CompleteTHAILAND’S CONTROVERSIAL THAKSIN VISITS LOS ANGELES — AND LMU
Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured left with his sister, Yingluck, the current Thai prime minister) is undoubtedly the most controversial politician ever to become prime minister of Thailand, an oft-ignored country in Southeast Asia with a population and landmass greater than Britain or Italy. (But who besides a Thai knows this?) Elected…
Full Article THAILAND’S CONTROVERSIAL THAKSIN VISITS LOS ANGELES — AND LMU