Features

Archive of all feature articles published

Social Changes in Korea: Netizens lead public discussion in civil society

According to a special 'Korea Herald' report, South Korean online public opinion forums increase communication within civil society with its diversity, flexibility and inherent freedom

KT leads telecom industry's globalization

KT buys majority stakes in foreign telecom businesses to drive revenue growth in saturated domestic market

Demand rising for Asian content

Entertainment experts at the 2007 Asia Media Festival say economic growth in the region is driving the boom in Asian-produced films

News of quake was on site in minutes

People's eagerness to visit news websites following Monday's earthquake shows that the Internet is becoming a credible source of information

Sansiri's media blitz paying off

Real estate developer launches two magazines, increases online presence to communicate brand outside of conventional marketing strategies

Jobs journal reflects social change

Women's job-seeking magazine, 'Travail,' remodels by shifting job ads to its comprehensive online site and featuring personal stories in now-monthly print edition

Journalism's new order: one hit wonders need not apply

"Pay-per-view journalism" may become new mode of evaluating and paying journalists as online media increases in popularity

I got a Facebook 'friend' request -- from mum

Statistics show sharp rise in Facebook use among older adults as they reach out to their children

Happy buttocks

Toto attempts to expand its high-tech bidet line into American market with integrated marketing campaign, but cultural issue remains an obstacle

'Censorship has never worked' says Aslam Azhar

Former chairman of state-run Pakistan TV discusses prominent media issues in an interview conducted prior to the state of emergency

Journalism and Asia: Career Reflections

(Podcast) Syndicated Asia columnist Tom Plate and former United Press International and Dow Jones reporter James F. Paradise discuss coverage of Asia in the media

KL cops and judiciary getting a bad name

The Malaysian government needs to reform its judicial and security systems in order to restore national and international confidence

Expected low Internet rate to lure more users

Indonesia may catch up with other Southeast Asian countries' Internet penetration rates when First Media's low monthly subscription comes out in four years

Combating communalism

'Dawn' editor Asif Noorani talks about one journalist's ordeal in challenging communal prejudices

Pros and cons of the Internet

Despite the technological progress that the Internet brings, one must be wary of the "digital divide" that is also creates, according to a Yonsei University professor

Gay community wants fair media coverage

Mainstream media bias maintains perception of traditional gender roles, leading to discrimination against gay community

Western media enthralled

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her entourage return with much fanfare and media attention, writes Owen Bennett Jones

Muslim feminist seeks to educate journalists

Zainah Anwar, executive director of Sisters of Islam, pushes a message of diversity and progressivism within the framework of Islam

Annual press freedom report says Asia is a troubling region for journalists

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, China, Myanmar and North Korea remain among the worst press freedom violators

Where men used to tread: Women of Asian Media

Cameron Broadhurst examines the changing role and growing influence of women in Asian media

Pakistani journalist wins CPJ award

In a Q&A with AsiaMedia's Natasha Garyali, Mazhar Abbas talks about the struggle for press freedom in Pakistan

Jakarta to host blogger bash in October

Pesta Blogger 2007 will be the first national gathering of noted Indonesian bloggers to discuss, among other things, creating a "positive blogging atmosphere"

Taiwanese Web users take emoticons to another level

Emoticons are so popular, they replace Chinese characters in sentences

A journalist turned actor-singer: Hasan Masood on his transition

Nadia Sarwat interviews a Daily Star reporter who says that he does not plan on turning his part-time acting gig into a full-time career

Sitthichai: Why I Quit

Former ICT head Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom explains why he suddenly announced his departure

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