A 5:25 minutes debate on a Sunday morning two weeks ago, about the question whether the word ‘Empire’ should be removed from British Honours, teaches us everything that goes wrong in journalism nowadays if it's about discussing the colonial past. Professor of Black Studies Dr Kehinde Andrews was invited to join a panel in the … Continue reading How media can heal themselves from the ‘whiteness psychosis’
Author: sannebreimer
Journalist and press critic
20 lessons FunX Radio has taught me about creating a successful media business based on inclusiveness and diversity
When the public debate around immigration got heated in The Netherlands, right after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002) who caused controversy with his opinions about a multicultural society, a new media company was founded addressed to the youth in the ‘big’ cities of the country: … Continue reading 20 lessons FunX Radio has taught me about creating a successful media business based on inclusiveness and diversity
Why Behrouz Boochani doesn’t trust the language of journalism
Before attending his session at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival I didn’t know much more about Behrouz Boochani than he was ‘the author of a prize-winning book that was completely written from out of captivity using Whatsapp’. After hearing him (through Skype) and his translator Omid Tofighian speak for over an hour in a packed … Continue reading Why Behrouz Boochani doesn’t trust the language of journalism
For the future of journalism, it is worth observing the roots of radio
Getting invited to the Radio Asia 2019 conference organised by the Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union and hosted by the national broadcaster Bangladesh Betar in Dhaka couldn’t make a radio girl like me happier. Three days of changing ideas with like-minded ‘radio people’, talking about the power of storytelling, the theatre of visualisation and the strength … Continue reading For the future of journalism, it is worth observing the roots of radio
Entrepreneurs are at high risk of burn-out
Neuroscientist Florence Cotel experienced a severe burnout a few years ago, to the point that her IQ had shrunk and she ended up not being able to open her eyes anymore. She fully recovered and now wants to share her story with others, to take away the stigma and shame around mental health issues and … Continue reading Entrepreneurs are at high risk of burn-out
In order to pull off innovation in a large organisation, you need to roll up your startup sleeves
How Chief Product Officer Gaurav Sachdeva leads the Digital Products and Design Innovation department of Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Singapore is in all its facets digitally focused. Even though you can buy the local newspapers The Straits Times and the Business Times almost everywhere, their publisher, The Singapore Press Holdings Limited, lost its monopoly position … Continue reading In order to pull off innovation in a large organisation, you need to roll up your startup sleeves
Why Indonesian journalists struggle between pageviews on one hand and promoting tolerance on the other
The recent presidential elections in Indonesia caused high tension of polarization in society. The intolerance of people towards each other is increasing. Especially religious discrepancies become wider, due to politicians who play on people’s emotions. Even apparently neutral hand gestures like the peace sign or thumbs up have become ideological statements. For journalists Andi Muhyiddin … Continue reading Why Indonesian journalists struggle between pageviews on one hand and promoting tolerance on the other
Cambodian journalist Sothea Thai: ‘This region isn’t a big fan of Western press’
What is it like to be a media entrepreneur in Cambodia nowadays? The closing down of several newspapers in 2017 by the government isn’t a hopeful sign of press freedom in the country, to say the least. Journalist Sothea Thai founded Cambonomist, an online business news platform in Khmer language with over 80.000 followers on Facebook. I … Continue reading Cambodian journalist Sothea Thai: ‘This region isn’t a big fan of Western press’
How the mobile journalism philosophy helps you to create a good content strategy
How to make a good content strategy for your company using mobile journalism. That was the subject of the workshop I gave at #ABUDigital. When you choose to use mobile journalism (‘mojo’), it implicates much more than just filming or producing content with your mobile phone (which obviously is part of it). A mojo workflow … Continue reading How the mobile journalism philosophy helps you to create a good content strategy
Public broadcasting in Asia embraces technology and faces challenges in press freedom
Nine insights after attending a two days media conference in Kuala Lumpur. “I hope this conference will be the bridge between Asia and the rest of the world”, with those words Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) programming director Koichi Okumura opened #ABUDigital. A ‘conference-slash-knowledge sharing event’ with 25 digital expert speakers from 15 countries across 4 … Continue reading Public broadcasting in Asia embraces technology and faces challenges in press freedom
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