SPH restructures its media business: What does this mean?
Read the update: SPH Restructures Its Media Business: What Does This Mean For Shareholders And Potential Investors? Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced this morning (6 May) that […]
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10 Singapore creative products to catch this April (if you haven’t already)
Behold, a curated list of new (some relative) Singapore creative content to watch and enjoy, from TV documentaries to music and books. In my opinion, […]
How to assess and respond to potential bad press
One tenet of news reports is in reflecting the viewpoints of key opinion leaders (KOLs), organisations, and the man on the street. These voices build […]
A lesson in humour: An analysis of MCCY’s PR response to the ‘Count on me, Singapore’ copyright claim
“Count on me, Singapore” is one of those anthems that Singaporeans grew up listening to and singing along every National Day season. So, when videos […]
How to pitch to journalists: A quick guide to how newsrooms operate
Newsrooms – and any other editorial desk for that matter – live and breathe stories. They need content to feed their audience. Journalists are typically […]
In celebration of International Women’s Day, here are my picks of five super talented Singaporean female musicians to listen to
Since its International Women’s Day, my wife suggested that I survey and write about local lady musicians. And, boy, did I learn very quickly what […]
Glocalizing Disney+’s Singapore launch: JJ Lin’s dramatic rooftop performance, Tampines and other slices of SG
The world of Disney classics must have popped into the minds of many Singaporeans last week (24 Feb), when Disney+ launched in the city-state. The […]
The “Weaponisation of Communication”: Chatting with digitally savvy MP Baey Yam Keng
Bertrand Teo is the author of “Navigating Disruption: Media Relations in the Digital Age”. The book tells the digital transformation story of legacy newsrooms in […]
An impressive Best Asian Drama 2020 win for Singapore’s Last Madame
Local drama Last Madame’s Best Asian Drama win at the Busan Film Festival Asia Contents Awards 2020 was impressive because it received top billing with […]
The ‘dark’ reaches of Singapore Internet culture: the trolls and the anti-establishment
Somewhere from the 1960s to the 80s, the culture of ‘hacking’ subsisted in the dark reaches of the Internet. Hacking was borne out of this […]