Category: Media
World Journalists Conference 2021 on April 19-20
SEOUL: The Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), the largest organization of professional journalists in Korea with a current membership of over 10,000 individual journalists, will hold its World Journalists Conference […]
AJA discusses World Journalists Conference 2021 plans
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) held its 17th virtual meeting, bringing together member journalists from several countries, as far as Korea in the East and Germany […]
Media in Pakistan – A Slippery Road
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Freedom of Press in Pakistan had always been a hot topic to discuss but on February 4, 2021, certain stunning remarks by Justice […]
Fifth journalist to be killed in two months in Afghanistan violence
KABUL: An Afghan journalist has been shot dead in an attack by gunmen in the central province of Ghor. Bismillah Adil Aimaq, the editor-in-chief of a local radio station, is […]
Fall / Winter edition of Asia N is out – Asia’s Window to the World, the World’s Window on Asia
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: The Fall/Winter double edition of Asia N in is out now, packed with great articles on a wide range of topics and a rich array […]
Who coined “Arab Spring”? A media perpsective on Tunisia’s Revolution ten years later
By Habib Toumi TUNIS: Ten years ago, a Tunisian street vendor set himself ablaze. Mohammed Bouazizi was one of many young men in the town of Sidi Bouzid in central […]
Body of South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk likely to be cremated in Latvia
SEOUL: The body of South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, who died from COVID-19 complications in Latvia, is likely to be cremated in the Baltic country, a diplomatic source familiar with […]
Journalist assassinated at home in northwestern Pakistan; AJA founder expresses support
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistani journalist Qais Javed was shot dead in the yard of his home on the night of December 7 in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan […]
Bulgaria News Agency director general dies at 67
SOFIA: Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Maxim Minchev has died after a short illness. According to BTA, November 6, his colleagues were informed that Minchev had tested positive for […]
Samsung Innovation Museum in Suwon shows how technology has altered the way we get news
By Habib Toumi SUWON: People fascinated by mass communication and the development of electronic devices and tools from the early days to our modern world have a great opportunity […]