Journalism

Duterte appears to be following in the footsteps of the tyrannical Marcos.

Taiwan has the freest press in Asia, but is this freedom put to good use?

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.

'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.'

‘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.’

Two years in prison for reporting without license.

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.

Are games just games or should they also bear the burden of history textbooks?

'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.'

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.

There is undoubtedly strong consumer appetite for the stories about refugees and asylum seekers.

Another day, another politically sensitive website disappears in China.

Taiwan’s media is in need of appropriate legislation to boost investment in quality local programming and to curtail media monopolies.

A former journalist was arrested for allegedly insulting Islam on Twitter.

‘Complaining is not enough...People should refuse to read junk.’

Beijing has banned original reporting in online news programs in what many commentators see as the latest move to restrict political dissent in China.