Features

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Sri Lankan journalist resumes writing despite threats

In a Q&A with AsiaMedia's Natasha Garyali, Iqbal Athas reflects on the challenges of reporting in Sri Lanka in the wake of recent events

Mohammed Fanani: Publish and be profitable

Editor of 'Suara' uses paper to expose wrongdoings Indonesian domestic workers face in Hong Kong

How to make the most of user-generated content

To improve online activity, companies need to promote user-friendly tools

Online lynching: What's a firm to do?

Companies under attack online must exercise care and take the right steps to stem negative effects, say PR practitioners

Mobile security becomes real threat

Study suggests that the Internet may lead to security and privacy problems on mobile phones

My own radio station

Blogs set up by indie-music devotees are helping to draw listeners and promote local bands

Shishir brings the charm of his cartoons to Japan

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan holds exhibition showcasing the work of Bangladeshi newspaper cartoonist

Online options give video-makers new voice

Briony Kidd writes about how the OK. Video Festival is an outlet and proponent for expressing social and political issues

Raising the bar

Hajrah Mumtaz writes that as the performing arts and music become established fields in Pakistan, the press will have to raise their standards of reporting in these subjects

More Singapore firms eye virtual world to sell real products

Singapore-based companies seek to tap eight million inhabitants of Second Life, who spend $1.5m a day on virtual deals

Online lynch mob

Anime distributor Odex incurs wrath of Netizens over anti-piracy crackdown

Cartoon exhibition looks to mend broken RI-Australia relationship

Political cartoons in both Indonesian and Australian newspapers reveal a humorous slant on the countries' strained relations

Journalism in the service of war authority

War-time reporter Kanji Murakami reflects on media censorship during Japanese-ruled colonial Korea

Covering disasters can take toll on journalists

Indonesian journalists say that dealing directly with tragedies can affect their personal lives

Silencing the soapie screamers

Due to increasing concerns about television's negative attitudes and images, new ratings system in Thailand will give parents more control

One story, two versions

Supara Janchitfah takes a trip to Thailand's restive South, where rules and facts get lost in the chaos

Storm over Philippines' broadband deal

Philippines' broadband deal with Chinese firm ZTE has some critics wary of its 'lack of transparency'

In India, journalism equals revenue

In a Q&A with AsiaMedia's Natasha Garyali, 2007 Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath says the conditions for farmers in India are deteriorating, but the media isn't paying attention

The trick is to put yourself in the viewer's shoes, says Google executive

Google's Southeast Asia managing director says less disruptive but more targeted advertisements are more effective than splashy ones

Bloggers rally around Raja Petra

The detention of the author of 'Malaysia Today' is rousing bloggers to fight against government regulation of the Internet

RI joins blogosphere with blogging ministers

Agriculture minister Anton Apriantono becomes the third minister blogger

SingTel chief stays calm amid tricky issues at AGM

New chief executive Chua Sock Koong leads the telco's first annual general meeting

Internet users learning netiquette the hard way

Observers in Singapore say netizens must use discretion when expressing opinions or risk inciting widespread controversy

Digital media future of advertising

Search engines like Google are driving online advertising in digital media to new heights, accounting for nearly 8 percent of global ads

Majority world finds its voice in photos

Photographer from Bangladesh delivers lectures at UCLA about human rights, images and new takes on citizen journalism

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