Working Conditions
ASIA: The ‘Grey’ World of FreelancingPosted: 2010-03-05 |
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By Lynette Lee Corporal BANGKOK, Mar 5 (Asia Media Forum) — ‘Grey’ might just be the right shade of colour to give the world of freelance journalism, one where norms differ from one media organisation to another and where ethical dilemmas arise that lead to judgement calls shaped by individual definitions of what is ‘professional’. |
PAKISTAN: Female Journalist Makes History in Male-Dominated MediaPosted: 2010-02-13 |
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By Ashfaq Yusufzai On Jan. 30, Aneela Shaheen was elected as the first female general secretary of the 320-member journalists’ organisation based in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital of Peshawar. |
VIETNAM: Attacks on Journalists A Wake-Up CallPosted: 2010-01-15 |
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PAKISTAN: Media in the Taliban’s CrosshairsPosted: 2009-05-05 |
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By Zofeen Ebrahim “But the day the peace accord was signed between the Taliban and the government, on February 16, I put away my gun,” he said. |
PHILIPPINES & THAILAND: Unmasking the Culture of ImpunityPosted: 2009-12-29 |
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By Hector Bryant L. Macale — 2009 Asia Media Forum Fellow* |
Investigative Reporting: 'Luxury Item'?Posted: 2009-12-21 |
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The troubling losses in the field of investigative journalism can not be denied, with many analysts and observers in the western media saying that this "slow, expensive undertaking" has become a "luxury item" for many media outlets. |
CAMBODIA: A Battleground for Putting Gender in MediaPosted: 2009-12-18 |
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By Lynette Lee Corporal* PHNOM PENH, Dec 18 (IPS) — Cambodia's media organisations are a 'battleground' for old ways and new approaches when it comes to gender. While more media entities are recognising the role women play in and outside newsrooms, prevailing mindsets and traditions, as well as the lack of training and experience tend to slow down progress in gender sensitivity and equality. |
PHILIPPINES: Media in a State of FluxPosted: 2009-11-07 |
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By Jose Galang MANILA, Nov 6 (Asia Media Forum) — Hounded by declining circulation and rising costs, Philippine media entities are turning to the Internet for new sources of growth in revenue and readership. |
PAKISTAN: Women Journalists Assert Needs in the WorkplacePosted: 2009-10-21 |
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By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Oct 21 (Asia Media Forum) — When Talat Aslam, editor of English-language daily ‘The News’, joined the paper in 2000, the newsroom only had one female reporter and a few others, including those working in the weekly sections. |
Proofreaders — Going, Going... Gone?Posted: 2009-09-05 |
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By Lynette Lee Corporal BANGKOK, Sep 4 (Asia Media Forum) - They were usually the first to arrive at work and the last to leave, and often took the blame for boo-boos in the following day's issue of the newspaper. Now the newsroom's unsung heroes, who engage in a daily deadline battle armed only with their sharp eye for detail and those squiggly proofreading marks, are facing a new kind of threat — extinction. |
