Cutting the cord: Who needs TV anymore?
In the past five years, millions of people have cancelled their television cable or satellite connection. Where are they getting their news and entertainment now? The Internet, of course! These people […]
Category Archives: new media
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 53) – TV news… when was the last time you watched it?
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 53) – TV news… when was the last time you watched it? Where does television news sit in the current media landscape? Zan and Aizyl […]
So TV isn’t dead! But it depends on how you want to measure the numbers lah…
So I’ve always said that the Internet will lead the way when it comes to media and the news and TV will be left behind. What I actually mean is […]
Four different scenarios of the future of journalism: From DIY to total extinction!
I have always been interested in the development of journalism from the Dutch perspective because, having been correspondents for two Dutch news agencies (VJ Movement and VPRO TV’s Metropolis), I […]
Twitter wants to be news publishers too with Project Lightning
Twitter’s new Project Lightning plans have been creating buzz all around even though it is still in it’s development stage and it may take many months before it is ready […]
Apple is looking for news editors to man their News app
So we’re all excited about the new iOS9 and, for journalists and newsmen like me, that News app seems promising. I even wrote about it last week: News is the news […]
Malaysians could use a really good focused news opinion website
With so much news clutter in the world, it seems that people would need help to digest and make sense of everything that is happening. That is the reason for […]
The numbers game may not be all bad for news and journalism content
From a journalist and content producer’s perspective, development of stories is considered very sacred and full of integrity. Never will we sway to the winds of metrics, ratings and numbers. […]
The New York Times photojournalist David Guttenfelder streams live on Periscope from North Korea
I’ve signed on to Periscope because I can see it’s potential for storytelling. But, I’ve yet to find myself in a suitable situation to utilise it properly (aside from viewing […]
News is the news in Apple’s new iOS9!
I bought the first generation iPad in Australia even before it came out in Malaysia because I was so captivated by how WIRED magazine was promoting their digital version for […]
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