Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan
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No Media Lessons Learned From Thailand’s Siam Paragon Tragedy
In one of the worst acts of gun violence in Thailand in recent memory, a 14-year-old gunman opened fire at Siam Paragon, a high-end shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok, killing two innocent young…
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After the Nong Bua Lamphu shooting, a need for grief-sensitive journalism
In a horrifying mass shooting at a childcare center in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Bua Lamphu on October 6, at least 38 people, including 22 young children were killed. A former police officer,…
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Thailand’s War Against Fake News: Another Attempt to Curtail Media Freedom?
As Thailand fights the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is also fighting on a related front: what it terms a proliferation of fake news that is causing confusion among the public. The latter is seen as…
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Are some things better left unsaid? Media self-censorship in Thailand
Self-censorship among journalists normally refers to acts of censorship that aren’t compelled or coerced, but aim to avoid offending those that hold power, such as publishers, advertisers, the government or major business interests. However in…
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The Death of Press Freedom in Cambodia Is Shocking, Yet Unsurprising
Media freedom in Cambodia is at an all-time low. Reporters Without Borders reported in April that press freedom in Cambodia had plummeted more than 10 places from the previous year, placing the country 142nd worldwide,…
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