Our hope is that this, and future conferences, will operate in the “virtual” as well as the real world. That is, we can highlight what happens at the conference and invite participation from East West Center friends and alumni around the globe. Take a tour of this blog site and read capsule reports on all [...]
Entries from February 2008
Keep the conversation going!
February 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Listen, download the major speeches
February 14th, 2008 · Comments Off
To stimulate more discussion, we’ve posted the complete audio of several of the major presentations at the Bangkok conference. To hear what speakers had to say, click on the links below. You can listen to the files or download them to your own Mp3 player. Here they are right after this jump:
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Changing Asia media world poses challenges, opportunities at the same timne
February 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off
Asia is experiencing a media boom, from an explosion of somewhat more independent newspapers and broadcast outlets to the emergence of completely different forms of information sharing – the “new media.” But with that boom comes creeping homogenization of content, the “dumbing down” of programming and an emphasis on entertainment over public affairs. That was [...]
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