Best practices of journalism in Asia
Singapore:
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
(2009), xvi, 172 pp., illustr.
"The book’s narrative structure intentionally uses minimal theoretical academic abstractions. Instead, it adopts a pragmatic approach – journalistic to an extent – to speculate what works best for journalists in Asia given the political constraints and resource limitations that many are compelled to work under, and which journalists in richer developed countries would take for granted. As the title of the book implies, speculative discussions, commentaries and interviews with journalists aim to rediscover “development journalism” as a viable model for working out the recognisable benchmarks of best practice in the Asian context. Case studies and interviews were mainly conducted with English language newspapers – excluding the local language community radio, which is arguably the most influential medium in developing societies – for no other reason than language accessibility." (Prologue, p. xv)
Contents
1 DEVELOPMENT JOURNALISM: FORGING A PATH FOR BEST PRACTICES? 1
2 Journalism for the people - Dialogue with journalists from Asia, 23
REPORTING FOR THE POOR AND DISENFRANCHISED
Red Batario: Care for people and for what people can do, 29
Palagummi Sainath: Journalism is for people, not shareholders, 36
BG Verghese: Reclaim public service values of journalism, 48
Dionne Bunsha: Good journalism strives for social justice, 53
M. Suchitra: Redefining journalists' professional roles, 69
EXPOSING THE CORRUPT
Glenda Gloria: Lace scepticism with optimism about the good in people, 81
Yvonne Chua: Coping with hazards of investigative journalism, 97
Massoud Ansari: Good journalism exposes and educates, 104
REPORTING THE FRONTLINE
Shahanaaz Habib: Keeping emotions intact in war reporting, 116
Michelle Tan: Telling the soldier's stories, 122
3 ONLINE QUALITATIVE SURVEY OF 'BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM', 129
The Jakarta Post: Forging public service values, 147
4 GRASPING THE REALITIES OF BEST PRACTICES OF JOURNALISM IN ASIA, 153
Development journalism in Asia: Beware of cynicism, kindle hope, 155
5 JOURNALISM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS READERS EXPECT IT TO BE, 163
2 Journalism for the people - Dialogue with journalists from Asia, 23
REPORTING FOR THE POOR AND DISENFRANCHISED
Red Batario: Care for people and for what people can do, 29
Palagummi Sainath: Journalism is for people, not shareholders, 36
BG Verghese: Reclaim public service values of journalism, 48
Dionne Bunsha: Good journalism strives for social justice, 53
M. Suchitra: Redefining journalists' professional roles, 69
EXPOSING THE CORRUPT
Glenda Gloria: Lace scepticism with optimism about the good in people, 81
Yvonne Chua: Coping with hazards of investigative journalism, 97
Massoud Ansari: Good journalism exposes and educates, 104
REPORTING THE FRONTLINE
Shahanaaz Habib: Keeping emotions intact in war reporting, 116
Michelle Tan: Telling the soldier's stories, 122
3 ONLINE QUALITATIVE SURVEY OF 'BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM', 129
The Jakarta Post: Forging public service values, 147
4 GRASPING THE REALITIES OF BEST PRACTICES OF JOURNALISM IN ASIA, 153
Development journalism in Asia: Beware of cynicism, kindle hope, 155
5 JOURNALISM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS READERS EXPECT IT TO BE, 163
