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CURRENT
AFFAIRS
Asia's
Struggle for a Free Press
The
spread of populist, authoritarian governments have threatened press
freedom across Asia: The prominent Filipina journalist Maria Ressa
was recently arrested for, in large part, her critical reporting of the
Rodrigo
Duterte regime; in Myanmar, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo languish
in prison after reporting on military atrocities against the
Rohingya people.
In a recent presentation delivered as part of Asia Society Policy
Institute’s “AsiaX” series, Natashya
Gutierrez, editor-in-chief of VICE Asia,
explored the causes of eroding press freedom in Asia and explained how
journalists like her support democratic societies across the continent.
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PODCAST
How Will Crazy Rich Asians
Change the Entertainment Industry?
The
blockbuster success of Crazy
Rich Asians and the popularity of shows like Fresh Off the Boat
and Master of None
has eliminated any doubts that entertainment powered by Asians and
Asian Americans can appeal to a broad audience. Do these success
stories represent a paradigm shift in how Hollywood receives diverse
storytellers?
At
this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, film producer Janet Yang
and writer/directors
Lulu Wang, Justin
Chon, and Richie
Mehta discussed this question and more at a panel
discussion organized by Asia Society Northern California and Asia
Society Southern California. Hear their thoughts in the latest episode
of the Asia
Abridged podcast.
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PODCAST
Building a
Sisterhood of Asia Wonks
Think
tank panel discussions in which every participant is male are so
notorious that they’ve acquired their very own portmanteau: manels
(all-male panels). These events don’t just offer audiences a limited
perspective, they also keep qualified female policy experts from
achieving wider exposure of their ideas.
In
the latest episode of the Asia
Inside Out podcast, three Asia-focused international
affairs professionals — Lindsey
Ford of the Asia Society Policy Institute, Anna Fifield
of the Washington
Post, and Lauren
Rosenberger of the German Marshall Fund, discuss ways
to promote gender diversity, relay their own efforts to elevate female
expertise, and reflect on the role mentorship has played in their own
professional development.
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