Commentary
By POH SI TENG
Published in theCICAK. An edited version of this article also appeared in The Star (Malaysia). Notice what they gutted.
Now that you’ve graduated, are you going home? Will you do journalism in Malaysia?
These two questions crept up several times during graduation week in May. And every time someone asked, I felt like pulling [...]
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Fight for free speech in Malaysia
Posted in Articles on Malaysia, Articles on journalism, The Star (Malaysia) on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
COMMENTARY: U.S. employs double standard as it determines ‘refugee’ status
Posted in Articles on journalism, Duluth News Tribune on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Commentary
By POH SI TENG
Published in the Duluth News Tribune – Duluth, Minnesota
Sept. 14, 2005
Without warning, entire cities were swept and submerged in water. The catastrophic furor left thousands dead and many more displaced. Those who were alive had to seek safe shelter on higher ground or in neighboring states. They became refugees overnight.
Yes, “refugees.”
However, I’m [...]
Overshadowing Red Lake
Posted in Articles on journalism, Pop and Politics on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Commentary
By POH SI TENG
Published in NewsWatch and PopandPolitics.com
May 2, 2005
Things would have been different if the Red Lake High School shooting occurred in a white suburb.
Instead, the tragedy struck an Indian reservation, 270 miles away from Minneapolis, where according to the U.S. Census, 98 percent of the 5,162 inhabitants are Native American.
On March 21, 16-year-old [...]
Ethnic diversity in journalism
Posted in Articles on journalism on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Commentary
By POH SI TENG
500-word essay for the Fang Memorial Scholarship
May 2, 2005
Mass media is like a distorted mirror.
It does not truly reflect its subject fairly, but rather presents it in a disproportionate and unjust manner. Little, but significant details are not emphasized, as prominent features take center-stage and are fully accentuated. This analogy holds [...]
