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East Asia
Singapore Public Service Press & AI
By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In a tie-up with American tech giant, the Singapore Press Holding (SPH)Media is equipping its journalists with the requisite AI skills to supplement but not hijack their professional expertise in news gathering. Since April, the editorial staff has been trained…
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Column
Journalism Must Be a Bridge of Solidarity, Not a Megaphone for Division
By Lee Sang-kiPublisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: An important article recently arrived from Bahrain. Habib Toumi, editor of The AsiaN’s English edition, reported on remarks by Isa Al Shaiji, President of the Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA). “Journalists, writers, and intellectuals should refrain from engaging in unnecessary disputes that could undermine…
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West Asia
The War on the Media Land
Arash in Tehran By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war of Israel and Iran on the fifth day of the battle of the narratives. On Monday, President Trump told the people of Tehran to leave the city. Some media interpreted the message as follows: America has decided to enter…
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South East Asia
The impact of media decline
Photo via The Wellesley News By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: The economic crisis has caused a landslide impact on the industry in Indonesia. Until May 2025, the layoffs reached 24,867 people. In the media industry, the layoffs of journalists from online, print, and television media in the last five years of…
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South Asia
Call to end crimes against media professionals
The programme in progress (Photo by By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty) By Bhanu Ranjan ChakrabortyDHAKA: Speakers at a programme in Dhaka called for action to tackle the increasing threats faced by journalists and to end the culture of impunity for crimes against media professionals. UNESCO-IPDC and News Network jointly launched this…
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Culture
Indonesia President reprimands preacher for humiliating iced tea seller
Elitha Evinora JAKARTA: Miftah Maulana, an Islamic preacher from Indonesia, received a reprimand from President Prabowo Subianto after humiliating an iced tea seller in public. President Prabowo issued the warning after Miftah’s video went viral on social media. In the video, Miftah humiliates Sunhaji who was selling iced tea at…
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Culture
Role of artificial intelligence in newsroom management spotlighted at Kazan workshop
KAZAN: A “New Tools for Newsrooms: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Technologies” workshop was held by the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) in cooperation with the Russian agency “Sputnik” and the “Tatmedia” news agency in Tatarstan. The workshop held within the…
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Media
The Role of Media in War Journalism and World Peace
By Anum Hanif (Speech to the World Journalists Conference 2024) SEOUL: There are many kinds of conflicts in the world today, from small-scale disagreements to full-scale wars. Conflicts persist, leaving a path of devastation and suffering in their wake. Examples of these conflicts include the continuing civil war in Syria,…
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Business
Future of business media highlighted at WAM roundtable
DUBAI: Media has a major role in promoting future business concepts and conveying them to the public effectively, the head of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has said. “The media sector is seeing remarkable progress in keeping with global technological developments, with the emergence of new technologies in media work…
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Politics
Malaysia: Media told to focus on responsible reporting
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged media personnel to carry out responsible reporting while emphasizing on the accuracy of the context of news coverage. The MCMC said it was important for media personnel to practice ethical judgement and avoid using news content as a weapon…
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