2020/08/24 |
EDITORIAL: The Sexist Media Coverage of Jane Lee
There is no doubt that sexism was driving a media narrative to gin up attention and web traffic for an undramatic race.
2020/05/21 |
HK Public Broadcaster Suspends Satirical Show After Government Reprimand
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK was forced to suspend a satirical show and apologize for allegedly insulting the police.
2018/05/11 |
Phnom Penh Post's Sale to PR Firm Ends Editorial Independence
Their new owner, Malaysia-based ASIA PR, has close ties to Cambodia's ruling elite.
2018/05/10 |
The Ban that Never Was: Peppa Pig, AI and Porkie Pies
AI-inspired Peppa content pushed an online publishing platform into deep water in China, but the headlines missed a deeper argument over whether the state can or should rule on what media people consume.
2018/04/10 |
OPINION: Exploiting Cross-Strait Tensions for Fun and Profit
Michael Turton argues that international media's crass exploitation of cross-Strait tensions plays right into Beijing's hands.
2018/03/30 |
OPINION: The Strangest China-Taiwan Divide of All Is a Media Creation
China is adept at feeding a media narrative that casts Taiwan as a cause of friction rather than a blameless victim of aggression from across the Strait.
2017/10/11 |
China's Media Dying Slow Death under Xi
Under President Xi Jinping, China's print media is less than a paper tiger, a far cry from the days when a vigorous press in Guangzhou and beyond challenged Beijing's orthodoxy.
2017/09/27 |
A False Dawn for Media Freedom in Myanmar?
Myanmar faces a range of human rights which needs a free press and activists who can operate peacefully without fear of repercussions.
2017/09/13 |
Free Media Fighting to Stay Alive in Cambodia amid Hun Sen's Latest Crackdown
One daily newspaper, two foreign media services and three local radio stations are among those under threat.
2017/09/04 |
Cambodia's Hun Sen Cracks Down on Press Ahead of Elections
So while the CPP rails against its ‘enemies’ and seeks to redress the balance of youth support that was evident in the 2013 elections, it has to confront what still seems the unlikely possibility that next year it could lose.
2017/08/20 |
The New Action Flick Taking Chinese Nationalism to a New Level
The record-breaking action movie ‘Wolf Warriors 2′ takes Chinese nationalism to a new Level, writes Jack Hu.
2017/08/19 |
TV Network Pays the Price in Thailand for Calling Leader 'Dictator'
Thailand’s army grabbed power in 2014 and has remained in power through a constitution it drafted. The country's media struggles to challenge those in power.
2017/08/19 |
Reporter Criticized after River Water Stunt in China
In a highly criticized stunt, a Chinese reporter drinks river water to prove It's clean.
2017/08/04 |
Behind the Beat in China: Indie Music, Festivals and the Performance Economy
Music sales no longer constitute the major source of revenue for musicians and record companies, particularly for indie bands. Instead, the music industry in China depends largely on live performances.
2017/06/30 |
Media Freedom in Free Fall 20 Years after Hong Kong Returned to China
In the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders RSF, Hong Kong has fallen from 18th in 2002 (when the Index was created) to 73rd now.
2017/06/21 |
PODCAST: Art, Magazines and Noise with White Fungus Editor Ron Hanson
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