I am so thrilled to have Colum back that I can even overlook the parts where he gives me a hard time for being a workaholic. I missed our regular Global Brain Candy exchange on the state of the media in Asia. Even though I won’t argue with him that it wouldn’t hurt to slow down and smell the flowers every now and then, I can completely relate to his metaphor of blogging and going to the gym. I have had a really hard time getting back into gear myself after my vacation (hence some slow down lately with entries from me)! Anyway, here ...read more
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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
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 Print This Post
Colum’s back! He was getting a post ready for last week, but another looming deadline with the Far Eastern LAST week, I had my first official engagement since I was elected in May as board member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong. At ...read more Print This Post
Colum Murphy will writing from Asia on a pretty regular basis. He writes for the Far Eastern Economic Review and has written on some interesting stories like Tug of War for Thailand’s Soul. Today, he shares a little background of his great journalism trajectory and some of the ideas that will be driving his coverage. We’ll see him later on this week again, since it’s launch week!
MARIE has asked me to be a guest blogger and to write about my ideas for “shaping journalism in Asia. “Wow, well that’s specific and somewhat ...read more |
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