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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

The battle to restore public trust in Malaysian media

A revised code of ethics overseen by the government rightly raises concerns about press freedom in Malaysia. There is an alternative solution.

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Killing journalists cannot kill the truth

If we criminalise, dismiss, or sideline journalism that tells inconvenient truths, we will destroy our capacity for sensible public debate.

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Why Indonesia’s young people are swiping off the news

The next generation of news consumers in Indonesia don’t trust the media. Fixing the problem might require a re-think of how news is written and delivered.

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Learning to see through the lies with media literacy

In Malaysia’s post-truth era, information overload and manipulation hinder informed decision-making, demanding media literacy solutions.

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How India uses national interest as a smokescreen to muzzle the media

The Indian government is weaponising ‘national interest’ measures to close down reporting it deems critical of the Modi government.

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How news gatherers can respond to social media challenge

Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media.

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The corporate takeover of India’s media

Press freedom in India has been badly hit by the gobbling up of media platforms by a few large companies.

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Free and fearless journalism in a fight for survival

Freedom of the press, a cornerstone of democracy, is under attack around the world, just when we need it more than ever.

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How advertising, not social media, killed traditional journalism

News outlets relied for so long on advertising to sustain them, they could never recover once it went elsewhere.

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How do recent defamation cases impact press freedom?

Two recent high profile defamation cases have shone a spotlight on the media’s use of the truth defence in Australia.

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Real journalists can lead the war against deepfakes

This year is vital for democracy and AI is already wreaking havoc on a news landscape struggling to cope. Smart, proactive legislation could provide protection.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

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The battle to restore public trust in Malaysian media

Killing journalists cannot kill the truth

Why Indonesia’s young people are swiping off the news

Learning to see through the lies with media literacy

How India uses national interest as a smokescreen to muzzle the media

How news gatherers can respond to social media challenge

The corporate takeover of India’s media

Free and fearless journalism in a fight for survival

How do recent defamation cases impact press freedom?

Real journalists can lead the war against deepfakes

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