Symposium Photos
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Steven Gan, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Malaysiakini, began the Symposium with an overview of Malaysiakini's birth, the challenges it has faced fitting into the traditional Malaysian media landscape, and its current successes. |
Datuk Seri Azman Ujang, prominent journalist, former CEO of Bernama, Malaysia's national news agency, and board member of Berjaya Group, had the perspective that 'new media' had become the 'mainstream'. |
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One positive outcome from the Symposium was the opportunity for our Malaysian guests to meet and interact with one another as well as with the largely Australian audience. Here Citizen Nades poses a question to Datuk Seri Azman Ujang. |
Mohd Zulkifli (Zul), General Manager of Alt Media, the new media arm of the largest media group in Malaysia, Media Prima, spoke about the many opportunities Media Prima sees in new media, and some of their new media branding and marketing strategies. |
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Lunch break gave our speakers and our guests the opportunity to mingle and share their thoughts and experiences directly. |
Datuk Seri Azman Ujang and Mohd Zulkifli share some photos and some laughs over lunch while Steven Gan chats to guests in the background. |
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Steven Gan directing some questions to his fellow guest speakers during a lively exchange. |
Graham Young, in many ways a pioneer of new media in Australia, gave a warts and all assessment of new media's impact on Australian politics. |
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The audience's view of Symposium in the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Conservatorium of Music, South Bank. |
'Citizen Nades' gave a practical and realistic analysis of the impact on new media on his work as an 'old school' investigative journalist. |
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Members of the project team, volunteers, and guest speakers at the conclusion of the symposium. |
(From left) Project team member Shona Leppanen-Gibson, Citizen Nades, Datuk Seri Azman Ujang, project team member Kiong Chan, Steven Gan, Mohd Zulikifli, project team member Vicknaraj Thanarajah, and Graham Young. |
