Features

Archive of all feature articles published

Government 'lackey' to media outlet's influence

M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula tells the Bangkok Post and Post Today why he resigned from his post as Thailand's deputy prime minister

Journalism: Getting a new hype

Higher pay and benefits attract Bangladeshi students to join the journalism profession

ShinSat issue needs careful consideration

The Bangkok Post reviews editorials from Thai Rath and Matichon

Would-be governors woo web users

Websites help Jakartan gubernatorial candidates fundraise and diseminate information, but they do not replace door-to-door campaigning

PTV satellite television and media reform

In light of inconsistent enforcement of TV broadcast policy, a Thai government committee will write an action plan

Japan, South Korea can pull Asia together

Senior Korean journalists say collaborative work in economics will strengthen the region

Straight-talking general on the rise

Thai General Saprang Kalayanamitr discusses the charges against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra and bilateral ties between Thailand and Singapore

Commuter-friendly reading

'Small is beautiful' for women's glossy magazines in Thailand

Getting his message across

Thai documentarian executive producer of TV Burabha Prasan Ingkanunt hopes to enrich society with his TV programmes

The dawn of modern Korea: Hold the presses!

Andrei Lankov examines the beginnings of the Korean newspaper industry

The future of broadcasting

TV programmes will blend with chat rooms and SMS as broadcasting meets the Internet across Asia, says the founder of The Interactive Channel

Marketers target Generation C

Members of Generation C in Korea are loosely defined as those who not only consume but also produce digital content

Neutral, in Thailand, means you're recalcitrant

In the media, politicians use metaphors to avoid charges of defamation

Mother of the Internet is gloomy

Don Sambandaraksa talks to the director of the Asian Institute of Technology's Internet Research laboratory about government regulation and censorship

Pirated movie vendors go mobile to avoid crackdown

Anti-piracy programs have caused the business to go deeper underground

UCC likely to influence election

Despite lingering concerns about ambiguous copyright laws, experts expect user-created content to play a major role in Korea's December presidential election

From disabled sex to Jews -- Japan's taboos

The latest issue of Cyzo devotes 38 pages to touchy subjects in Japan's mass media

Nation can lose, but not me

The Bangkok Post reviews Thai newspapers' coverage of Thaksin, airports and constitution drafting

The Rupert Murdoch of Chinese media world

A self-made tycoon from Sarawak is looking to make the biggest Chinese media conglomerate outside China and Taiwan

Press freedom improving in Asia, says report

Reporters Without Borders annual report says Asian journalists are gaining more freedom, despite high causalities

Barks, bytes, and 15 minutes of fear

With the discovery of Rochom P'nhieng in Cambodia, the sleepy jungle hamlet of Un has become the centre of a media maelstrom

Press clubs -- exclusive access to, pipelines for info

Kanako Takahara presents the good and the bad about Japan's kisha clubs

Bloggers face embarrassment

Some of Korea's public blogs contain what many consider private thoughts

User created content takes on political role

The Internet played a key role in the last presidential election in Korea; UCC is expected to do the same this year

'Laowai' blog on

Despite riling some readers, foreign bloggers are shining a new light on Taiwan

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