Let’s Talk – Who is shaping the conversation?
Sharaad called me up and asked if I would come on his show (Let’s Talk with Sharaad Kuttan) on Astro AWANI to talk about the Malaysian and also international media landscape.
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Tag Archives: media
Freedom of speech is the new censorship
What is interesting gets hyped up and the truth faces the risk of being pushed down and drowned out.
Options, The Edge, reviews The Asrama Anthology
Yet another review of my latest book, The Asrama Anthology, in the media. This time from the team at Options, The Edge (where I also have a weekly column called Talking Edge!).
Unfortunately, pandering journalism still alive in New M’sia
Is the apple-polishing culture in the Malaysian media coming back again?
THE ASRAMA ANTHOLOGY is featured in The Sun newspaper
Thanks to an old colleague, Bissme S., from my first ever job at The Sun newspaper for this nice little feature he wrote about the book.
I was on BFM’s A Bit Of Culture in an episode called ‘The Laksa Johor Mystery’
We talk about handicrafts, racist sports and faux family recipes! Sexy stuff!
Can Malaysians handle freedom of speech?
Malaysians need to mature in their thought process, and once we have matured, then the hate speech spewed by different quarters of the media will die a natural slow death.
So what if a rich tycoon wants to be a media owner?
Media ownership is a funny thing. Anyone who has the money and the resources to do so can own a media outlet. Is this illegal? Of course not.
Zahid Hamidi followed me on Twitter!
I received a notification on my phone. Someone had just followed me on Twitter. I looked at my phone and it was Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the deputy prime minister of Malaysia.
Smokescreens that hide the real issues
Real issues are pushed aside when sensational stories appear because they require a bit more effort to understand.
How do we handle media censorship?
It’s a damn if you do and damn if you don’t situation.
