Letters to the Editor
Who's calling who "uncivilized"?
An AsiaMedia reader accuses 'The China Post' of "hypocritical moralizing" in its coverage of the Zhang Mingqing attack
SRI LANKA: Lanka jails scribe for 20 yrs for 2 articles
Activists say government is using journalist as an example to intimidate other reporters and editors
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THAILAND: Govt to monitor Thaksin's online show
Prime minister's office minister says government will take legal action against those involved in the broadcast of the show if anything illegal occurs
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INDIA: Magazine office in Prabhadevi ransacked
Six men barge into 'Society' magazine's office, throw computers off tables, break windows, and shout slogans about Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray
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East Asia
- TAIWAN: Chen Shui-bian heads online weekly
- TAIWAN: Foreign-media focus not welcome news for Ma
- KOREA: Journalist convicted of falsely accusing actor
- KOREA: Former KBS chief acquitted of breach of trust charges
- TAIWAN: NCC investigates alleged 'fake' Morakot relief call-in TV show
Southeast Asia
- THAILAND: Govt to monitor Thaksin's online show
- INDONESIA: 'Merdeka' suspends publication
- INDONESIA: 'No more news' at VP office?
- THAILAND: Clip-releaser website shut down
- THAILAND: Channel 11 boss gets axe over PM blooper
South Asia
- INDIA: Congress plays down Sonia's Press Club meet
- INDIA: Magazine office in Prabhadevi ransacked
- INDIA: Tripura editors agitate against low ad rates, arrested
- SRI LANKA: Lanka jails scribe for 20 yrs for 2 articles
- INDIA: Sonia 'joins' Press Club, stirs row
Pacific Islands
- AUSTRALIA: Man who attacked scribe in Oz an Indian
- FIJI: Minister files multi-million dollar lawsuit
- NEW ZEALAND: Critical journalism award revamped
The World
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Asia Outlook
Sensationalism, not journalism
The lack of accountability and first hand investigative reporting has lead to a decline in journalistic ethics in Pakistan, writes Syed Irfan Ashraf
Information Commission bureaucratised
Abdullah A. Dewan criticizes the appointment of former government officials for two of three information commissioner positions
US journalists' homecoming
'Daily Star' writes that the release of U.S. journalists from North Korea could signal an opening to talks on denuclearization and normalization of relations between the United States and North Korea
What's behind Taiwan media bias?
The increasing connection between big business and media has led to reports favoring the more China-friendly KMT party, writes J. Michael Cole
Features
Support for Thaksin calls for an unstinting commitment
Pro-Thaksin Shinawatra radio stations face threat of closure in Thailand, but some academics say political avenues such as these should remain open
Bracing the media for battle
Thai journalists covering the violence in the southernmost provinces develop particular skills to properly report on the region
Broadcast blues on the way out
Local radio station in Nong Yasai district in central Thailand sets example for keeping content parochial and non-political
Reviews
Chinese democracy
Shiyu Tan reviews Mark Leonard's latest book about the different ideologies that may shape China's relationship with the West
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