A couple of weeks ago, I had the GREAT fortune to go to The Daily Show when a ticket to see a live recording practically landed in my lap out of nowhere. A friend got four tickets, and I somehow got selected to be a lucky one out of everyone else she knows. Before they start filming the show, a comedian comes out for about ten minutes, and Jon Stewart does a quick impromptu Q&A. Between the commercials, he dances around and chats it up with his script writers.
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The Society of Publishers in Asia, or SOPA, recently held its gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong. This annual event is a bit like the Oscars for media in Asia—but without the red carpet, the long speeches and the glitz. Even so, for some it is still an ordeal sitting through the three-hour long ceremony. Personally, I look forward to the awards every year, especially when Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), or myself (such humility) wins a prize. This year I was luckless. But the magazine picked up the top award in its category for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment with ...read more Print This Post
Chris Patterson, a global director of marketing and communications at one of the behemoth consulting firms, debuts as a blogger on global brain candy with insights on the media and financial services. Originally from Ireland, he has extensive experience across Europe and will bring a perspective from that region. For now, he is currently based in New York and focuses on the financial services industry, so we’ll also get to hear his words of wisdom on that hot topic. Before he gets to that though, we’ll first get some thoughts on a really HOT topic right now — Michael Jackson. Blame it on the Boogie(man) The spreading news of Michael ...read more Print This Post
Sorry to slow down a little on the posting, but a couple of things happened this week. Colum is traveling like crazy all over Asia, Desi had to back out of his blogger “career” early, and I have been so busy listening to great stories in real life that I haven’t had much time to write. One reason I launched this site was because I wasn’t getting to hear and write about stories as much as I wanted. Sure enough, as soon as I launched the site, I get inundated with amazing stories in real life. Last night, I found myself in the middle ...read more Print This Post
I wrote another piece on when the recession may end for Recessionwire. I talk about the World Bank’s projection of a subdued recovery where global demand stays dormant and unemployment remains rampant throughout 2010, and why the projection could be false and why it could be true. I include thoughts on global economic stimulus programs, China’s projected GDP growth, shakiness of investor confidence and how all of this compares to the weather. ...read more Print This Post
The nature of this site and a lot of the content on it are largely grounded in the world of evolving media tools and toys and what they mean the way we connect and communicate, so I wanted to take a step back to write a little about the disconnected world and the digital divide. The explosive growth of social media can be overwhelming at times for those of us who work in the midst of it. Suddenly, there are a million more ways to communicate, shape perceptions and drive agendas. In addition, there are suddenly a million sources to find and consume information. On one had, the novelty and explosion ...read more Print This Post
I’m launching a “Beauty & Brains Unite” mini-series, starting with Desi Duncker’s road to reinvention after Desi has one of those straight A track records, starting with undergrad at Harvard, business school at the Tuck School at Dartmouth and an investment banking position at one of the most prestigious firms in the industry, Goldman Sachs. But like many professionals with a sterling resume, the economic crisis threw ...read more Print This Post
I posted my first econ piece for Recessionwire late yesterday about Jeffrey Lacker’s projection of when the recession will end. He’s the Richmond Federal Reserve Pres, and I point out how a prediction based primarily on U.S. indicators is myopic and needs to incorporate the global economies. I talk a little about the G-8 summit, record unemployment rates in the EU, bank repayments to the U.S. government and some recent stats on growth in China since the roaring dragon may lead us out of this mess. I may start contributing to this feature semi-regularly, so send over any recommendations for predictions or stats! Print This Post
Colum features the challenges investigative journalism is facing in Asia and notes the similarities with the THE theme of old versus new world of journalism came up again at a panel discussion at the FCC that was ambitiously titled “Media Roundtable: Journalism 2009 and Onwards.” Steve Vines, a long-time journalist and entrepreneur moderated the panel, which included: Philip Bowring, a columnist with the International Herald Tribune and former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review (i.e., the magazine I work ...read more Print This Post
Colum sheds light on the shifting media landscape in Asia within the context of our increasingly IN my last entry, I discussed how I hope to do my part to help strengthen journalism skills through my activities at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong. That got me thinking: Does being a board member make me a true “foreign correspondent”? The stereotype suggests an obese, middle-aged Caucasian man, usually alcoholic, highly cynical and most likely suffering from dengue fever or some other tropical disease. However, apart from my fondness for the odd ...read more |
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U.S. and European markets, highlighting that the borderless Internet has made this more of a worldwide versus national or local issue. 
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