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- The goss around town
- All the talk is about GE13.
- What's right about M'sia?
- We tend to focus on the bad.
- Journalism for the people
- Fluff and spin, not journalism.
- Reporting anti-West protests
- The good, the ugly of religious politics
- The stories we leave behind
- What we do before the end counts.
- Reporting rising crime in the city
- Good journalists check it out for themselves.
- Life's pretty good despite...
- The little person can only whisper words of caution
- Lowest of the low in journalism
- We need to be more critical and sceptical.
- Bersih on a cool Saturday in Sydney
About 600 mainly M'sian students demonstrate for free and fair elections in a peaceful and fuss-free atmosphere.
- Well-wishes to Bersih 3.0
- Context, process as important as the outcome.
- The right to be free
- LGBTs too are entitled to dignity and rights.
- Ending preferential treatment
- Time to rein in, review and reinvent
- Reporting crime in context
- Beware becoming desensitised to violent crimes.
- More than prayers for justice to prevail
- Let’s talk as a collective of concerned citizens.
- One event, many 'truths'
- It’s a fluid concept in times like these.
- Taking people for fools
- Moronic statements are fodder for MSM.
- Leave the Internet alone
- It's only as good as our purpose for using it.
- Media reforms from ground up
- Public pressure can be a powerful business argument.
- Catching up on another year
- And, the right to vote needs everybody's support.
- Asian journalists aim to do better
- Reflecting on issues faced daily in the newsroom.
- Enticing M'sians to come home
- They won't, unless there's a better life here.
- What will it take to reform?
- Change must emerge from the hardline conservatives.
- What will our political leaders leave us?
- Tunku’s legacy for inclusiveness whithers.
- Stories that need to be told
- Journalists are morally obliged to expose all forms of abuse.
- Biding time for regime change
- Despite setbacks, there is still hope for change in the country.
- Q&A with a media bull detector (Pt 2)
- Part II of an interview with author John McManus
- Q&A with a media bull detector (Pt 1)
‘Detecting Bull’, written by John McManus, is a guide to help discern between quality and junk journalism. In this two-part interview he discusses his book and the impact of the Internet on news dissemination.
- Tipping point of discontent?
- Those who returned because they were inspired by hopes...
- For God's sake, stop quibbling
- Journalists should take it upon themselves to be more educated in comparative religion and race studies and to do a better job in providing the facts and contexts - particularly in Malaysia where race, religion and politics tend to merge.
- So much to do but so little time
- Seems like it was just yesterday we sang Christmas carols. As we grow older the days and years seem to get shorter. Been there. Done that.