2020/03/18 |
China Expels US Journalists in Escalating Media Freedom Row
Beijing has expelled 13 journalists from three major U.S. newspapers in one of the country's biggest crackdowns on the foreign press. The decision comes after Chinese and U.S. leaders feuded over the coronavirus pandemic.
2017/06/12 |
Media Attacks in the Philippines: Beyond the Populist Temptation of Duterte
Duterte appears to be following in the footsteps of the tyrannical Marcos.
2017/05/15 |
Tragic Suicide Sparks Online Manhunt and Turn to Gutter Journalism in Taiwan
Taiwan has the freest press in Asia, but is this freedom put to good use?
2017/05/06 |
Agenda Setting in China is Not Always Run by the Party
Ultimately, the future of China’s contentious public sphere is unclear, but it will almost certainly be shaped by multiple actors, intersecting processes, and perhaps even some unintended consequences — just as its emergence was.
2017/05/04 |
Testing the Line: A Personal Reflection on How to Be a Journalist in China
'China has so many newsworthy stories for journalists to dig up and publish before the censors notice. In my career, working as a journalist for twenty years, it has always been a game: testing the line and seizing that small window of opportunity.'
2017/05/03 |
Singapore's ‘Fake News’ Claim Used to Censor Free Press
‘If we want to guard ourselves against fake news, we’re going to have to do more to boost our bullshit detectors. That can’t be achieved by increasing criminalization and legal action.’
2017/04/29 |
OPINION: Thailand's Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting
Two years in prison for reporting without license.
2017/04/26 |
A Dark Year for Press Freedom
The underlying story in Asia is that most countries in the region are in a 'difficult situation' or a 'very serious situation,' according to the world's press freedom watchdog.
2017/03/31 |
China’s ‘League of Legends’ Criticized for Rewriting History
Are games just games or should they also bear the burden of history textbooks?
2017/02/19 |
Thai Media Groups: Proposed Law Could Bring Total Government Control of the Press
'It is also a major step backward of more than 20 years of the media reform process that the Thai journalist community fought for to democratize media space from state monopoly, and toward diversity and access to information.'
2016/10/22 |
How 'All the President's Men' Defined the Look of Journalism on Screen
As we enter the final leg of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, let us examine one of the iconic film portrayals of press and politics.
2016/10/16 |
Reporting Migration: Big Challenges for Old and New Media
There is undoubtedly strong consumer appetite for the stories about refugees and asylum seekers.
2016/10/03 |
Popular Political Blog Goes Offline in China
Another day, another politically sensitive website disappears in China.
2016/09/30 |
Taiwan’s Media: More Reforms Needed
Taiwan’s media is in need of appropriate legislation to boost investment in quality local programming and to curtail media monopolies.
2016/09/20 |
Former Journalist Arrested for Islam Tweet in Malaysia
A former journalist was arrested for allegedly insulting Islam on Twitter.
2016/08/15 |
OPINION: Hope in Taiwan’s New Media Landscape
‘Complaining is not enough...People should refuse to read junk.’
2016/07/25 |
Beijing Shuts Down Investigative, Political Online News Programs
Beijing has banned original reporting in online news programs in what many commentators see as the latest move to restrict political dissent in China.
