Journalists, particularly American ones, got a hard dose of earthy, pragmatic and perhaps even visionary thinking today (Wednesday, Bangkok time) from one of Asia’s most successful media barons.
Jimmy Lai, the blunt and engaging founder of Hong Kong’s Next Media Ltd. and publisher of the popular Apple Daily newspaper, told the group that it is change-or-die [...]
The future of journalism from inside the ‘Apple’
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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An Olympian journalistic challenge
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
The summer Olympics in Beijing this summer will be spectacular for athletes and spectators, but perhaps a bit less so for journalists covering the games.
That was one message from a panel on covering the Olympics this week at the Center’s Bangkok Media Conference.
Despite promises of new press freedoms, both for international reporters and the local [...]
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