Living under the constant threat of volcanic eruptions
Mount Sinabung, a volcano in North Sumatera, Indonesia, has been erupting since the 2013 right up till today. I wonder how the people in this area actually live with this […]
Tag Archives: journalist
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 […]
The Afghan National Police protecting demonstrators from the Taliban
Demonstrations happen on a regular basis in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, because they are still building their country and their government. It is actually a welcome sight because they […]
How do you control an interview when you are being interviewed?
Journalists love interviewing people. Well, love may be the wrong word, but they have to interview people because it’s their job. But personally, I love it. I love asking people […]
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 […]
It’s supposed to be the golden age for millennial journalists, and I’m a millennial!
Apparently it’s the golden age for journalism. But only if you’re a millennial. Wait, what’s a millennial? Am I one? I’m not sure!! But I’d like to be one! Ahh!! […]
Is Buzzfeed finding trouble trying to break into hard news?
Buzzfeed has been the buzz word (See what I just did there?? Hahaha!!) for many news content producers around the world for their viral stories and massive traffic. Every one […]
Freelance writers banding together to take powers out of the hands of publishers
I was a freelance writer for about 15 years (wait a minute… I still am actually!) and the issue of rates and payments has always been one that is icky […]
A photo print of an ultra-poor Hazarat family in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
In war-torn countries, it is almost too common to see the ultra-poor unable to bring themselves ahead in life. And this was what I saw in Afghanistan. In the mountains of […]
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