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A handwritten daily paper in India faces the digital future |
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Written by Scott Carney
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Friday, 06 July 2007 23:35 |
Chennai, India - The fax machine on 76-year-old Editor-in-Chief Syed Fazlulla's crowded desk is by far the most sophisticated technology in the room. It whizzes and burps forth a stream of scribbled notes from a correspondent in New Delhi. Fazlulla, who is deep into creating the next issue of the handcrafted The Musalman daily newspaper, frowns as he deciphers the handwriting and searches for a cover story. After some consideration, he passes the page to his brother who translates it into Urdu. He in turn sends the text to the back room where writers take calligraphy quills in hand and begin. |
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'Burlesque King': Libel law dooms Davao newsman |
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Written by Germelina A. Lacorte
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Monday, 18 June 2007 14:05 |
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One of Davao City's hard-hitting radio broadcasters is now behind bars for libel. If his enemy succeeded in blocking his application for probation, he could stay in jail for a long time. |
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On being an editor in interesting times: A 'witch' bothered and bewildered |
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Written by Inday Espina Varona
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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 03:00 |
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I joined a national daily’s news desk in 1987, when Philippine media was giddy with new-found freedom but already facing the incessant tug-of-war among contending political and economic interests. There were built-in disadvantages. I was a woman, a young woman, a very small young woman. |
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Jonas Burgos: The son makes the headlines, too |
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Written by Dabet Castañeda
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Monday, 07 May 2007 03:00 |
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His abduction immediately made the headlines. And that may be due to his surname. Jonas Burgos, the son of the late press freedom fighter Joe Burgos, has kept himself in low profile for all his years spent teaching farmers about natural and self-sustaining farming techniques. |
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Writers, artists, cultural workers strengthen ranks to raise standards |
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Written by Amado V. Hernandez Resource Center
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006 03:00 |
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For the first time ever, a national cultural summit was held by the Amado V. Hernandez Resource Center (AVHRC) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. From Sept. 12 to 14, artists, writers, and workers in the cultural arena convened in Antipolo City for the theme "Asserting the role of Filipino artists in nation-building in the time of globalization." |
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