By Marwaan Macan-Markar

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Dec 9 (TerraViva) – A heated debate about the future of the Mekong River at a media conference in this northern Thai city exposed a fault line triggered by the regional giant China’s plans to build a cascade of dams on the upper stretches of South-east Asia’s largest waterway. Continue Reading

By Joel Chong

CHIANG MAI, Dec. 9 (TerraViva) – Live Aid, Hurricane Katrina, Obama. Media have traditionally been a

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powerful rallying force for change and action. However advocates warn that sensationalisation and irresponsible reporting might do more harm than good for issues such as child migrants and human trafficking.

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By Lynette Lee Corporal

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Dec 9 (TerraViva) – The changing ‘face’ of the media landscape in the Mekong region is eliciting both excitement and fear from observers and professionals alike.

The growing power of new media and citizen journalism, the increased involvement of civil society organisations in the dissemination of information, and the often conflicting issues between perceived image and the actual ‘media product’ are just some of the issues tackled in the Mekong Media Forum, being held here from Dec. 9 to 12. Continue Reading

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Some 225 participants, the bulk of them journalists from Mekong countries, are set to discuss, debate and take stock of their media environment against a backdrop of changing and often quite different news cultures at the Mekong Media Forum, which starts here Dec. 9. Continue Reading