#AtTheEdge rally for media freedom (8th August 2015)
Due to the gigantic scandalous boo-boo that is 1MDB, the Malaysian government has been cracking down on anyone and everyone who dares to voice out and investigate it. The Deputy […]
Category Archives: Media
The Fat Bidin Vlog (Ep 1) – Multimedia journalism, 1MDB & a false labour!
I have decided to start vlogging! Yeah! Whatever! This is the first episode and I hope it becomes a weekly affair. It might be crap or it might be brilliant. […]
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 58) – Malaysian government’s horrible perception management
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 58) – Malaysian government’s horrible perception management Regardless of being in the right or in the wrong, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration doesn’t […]
Journalism and the news need to be more honest, not objective
More engaging journalism – as stated in a posting on the Columbia Journalism Review by Joyce Barnathan, the president of the International Centre for Journalists. What she means is that […]
Is there an investigative journalism culture in Malaysia?
BFM 89.9 had an interesting discussion about the state of journalism in Malaysia. Joining the hosts Ezra Zaid and Umapagan Ampikaipagan were guests Chak Onn Lau (Editor-In-Chief of Cilisos.my) and […]
Gimlet is the most recent podcasting network to be born online… and they want to be like HBO?
Since the last time I wrote about a new online podcast network (If Malaysian podcasters got together, could they form a successful collective like PRX’s Radiotopia?), a new one is […]
Corporate sponsors wrecked Mick Fanning’s shark attack press conference
It’s always a challenge to be tasteful when featuring sponsors in content and what not. But one area where it is almost too natural to see sponsors is professional sports. […]
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 57) – Shut up media, you’re asking too much!
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 57) – Shut up media, you’re asking too much! A whole episode condemning the decision to suspend The Edge. Aiyo… who are the ones who […]
The Edge Weekly and Financial Daily has been suspended by the Home Ministry
The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily has been suspended for three months by the Home Ministry. What does this mean? Is the Malaysian press under threat? In my […]
Can independent journalists and news sites be sustainable in Malaysia?
In the past decade, news websites have sporuted in in Malaysia like mushrooms after the rain. But most have been relatively big organisations with sufficient financing. None have really been […]
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