Archive for September, 2007
Murder Your Darling
Roy Peter Clark of Poynter Institute has cautioned writers not to fall into what he called “seduction by creativity”. You can read his full piece here, but in the meantime let me just quote some of his pointers, below:
When Words Betray Us: Stop Showing Off
Never mind the story. Sometimes a headline alone is enough to [...]
Meanwhile In The Philippines…
BLOGGERS AND ONLINE community reacted angrily to a June 2007 article in People Asia magazine by columnist Malu Fernandez, accusing her of blatantly insulting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In her column, titled “From Boracay To Greece”, she had written about her experience being in the same flight with the OFWs.
She wrote among other things about [...]
Apec Keeps All In A Spin
SYDNEY, SEPT 7 — The taxi driver shook his head and grumbled something about Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) being bad for business — his business.
That Wednesday evening, the sun had just set but the streets around Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) was almost quiet, with only a handful of people strolling by. “Look at the [...]
Temuramah Dengan Pembikin Filem Amir Muhamad
PEMBABITAN SAYA DALAM profesion kewartawanan membolehkan saya bertemu dengan mereka yang mungkin tidak akan saya temui jika bukan kerana bidang kerjaya yang saya ceburi. Pembikin filem kontroversi, Amir Muhamad, merupakan seorang daripada mereka.
Amir berada di Singapura pada Mac lepas sebagai ahli panel dalam satu majlis anjuran National University of Singapore. Saya berkesempatan menemubual beliau mengenai [...]
Breaking The Apec Duck
IT IS ALWAYS difficult to break a duck, especially if the duck is the first story of a major assignment. That has always been the case with me ever since I made the plunge into this profession some 13 years ago.
Anyway, I’m in Sydney covering the Apec Leaders’ Meet 2007. Arrived at 8pm last night [...]
