Between the tiger and the crocodile
Creating spaces for watchdog journalism in Asia
Newspaper circulation (2006)• China - 98.7 million copies sold daily
• India - 88.9 million
• Japan - 69.1 million
• US - 52.3 million
• Germany - 21.1 million
-World Association of Newspapers
Newspaper circulation growth
+9.28+2.30World
-5.18%-1.9%U.S.
-5.63-0.87E.U.
+3.61Asia
-2.82-0.83Japan
+53.63+12.93India
+15.53+2.27China
2001-20052005-2006
-World Association of Newspapers
Newspaper circulation growth
+2.44-6.67Taiwan
+12.31Thailand
+19.00+10.59Korea
+30.00+8.30Bangladesh
+0.48+4.06Singapore
+19.97+1.82Malaysia
2001-20052005-2006
-World Association of Newspapers
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CCTV Survey
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The "Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Super Girl Contest”
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•Top Model
Male Beauty Contest
Two leading “investigative” TV programs: Malaysia and the Philippines
The Virgin’s Face on the Wall
Sex workers work out of licensed hotel
Sensational/ Bizarre
Illegal recruitersRapist on the loose
Crime
Dead men on govt’ payroll
Stolen SandGovt Wrongdoing
Local officials take chickens
Video Pirates Bribe Police
Bribery/Extortion
Teacher’s PetSex in Stairwell Sex
ImbestigadorEdisi Siasat
• Tsunami survivor stories
• Missing persons
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Interactive Storytelling
• i-site.ph• Cars in Congress
"Not a spontaneous act of violence"
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Radio Sehar, community radio station for women, Herat, Afghanistan
Manila, 2001
Q: Why can’t erap resign?A: because that would be the
intelligent thing to do.
“Do you think Erap should be jailed? If yes, press 1. If no, press
9834726588935422618495263324823960052843.”
I do not want Erap to I do not want Erap to resign. Send this msg to resign. Send this msg to 9 friends and in 3 days u 9 friends and in 3 days u will lose 9 friends.will lose 9 friends.
• Cellphone ringtones as a form of protest