Time Out launches Kuala Lumpur site, Hong Kong launch imminent
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under celebrity, Asia, magazines, Online Journalism, Journalism | Leave a Comment
Time Out has this week launched a new listings and entertainments news website in Kuala Lumpur and plans to launch a similar site in Hong Kong next month.
The online launches coincide with sister print title launches in the territories. Developments in Hong Kong will bring the total number of international Time Out web/print publications to […]
Bloggers to stand in Malaysian election
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Asia, blogs, Politics | Leave a Comment
Three bloggers are hoping to convert their online popularity into political votes by standing in Malaysia’s national elections next month, Reuters reports.
Jeff Ooi, a 52-year-old advertising copywriter and political blogger, Tony Pua, a technology firm worker, and Badrul Hisham Shaharin have found success with their blogs, which are widely read as an antedote to the […]
IOC approves blogging athletes for Beijing - with strict rules
Posted on February 18, 2008 - Filed Under Asia, China, blogs | 1 Comment
The International Olympic Commitee (IOC) has announced that athletes will be allowed to blog this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing - but what will they actually be able to say?
In order to protect other media who hold rights to the games’ coverage, blogging competitors will have to follow strict guidelines, the Associated Press reports, with […]
Japanese newspapers joint-website goes live
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Asia, Newspapers, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun papers are pooling their resources on a new website that will feature news and editorials from the three rivals side-by-side.
The idea behind the Aratanisu site, according to a release on the Yomiuri site, will let readers ‘rediscover the differences in coverage and editorial stance of the […]
