Come discover handy tips and hacks in a news verification session by Shefali Rekhi, Asian News Network Editor, The Straits Times and Q&A with Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times. Want to know what it is like to be featured in the news? We hear from newsmakers who have made a difference through sharing their stories with the public.
Seasoned journalists from Myanmar, the Philippines and Sri Lanka will also share their experiences in covering civil and ethnic strife in their home countries and the lengths they go to ensure accuracy, balance and service to their communities and audiences.
Programme
0930 Arrival and Registration.
0950 Welcome by Warren Fernandez, President, World Editors Forum & Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times
1000 Covering Conflict
Kalani Kumarasinghe, Features Editor, The Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka
Maran Htoi Aung, Editor, Kachin Waves, Myanmar
Victoria Tulad, Senior News Correspondent, GMA, Philippines
1045 Fact or Fake? Keep it Real - news verification session by Shefali Rekhi, Asian News Network Editor, The Straits Times and Q&A with Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times.
1115 It Changed My Life
Javier Ng, Year 1 ITE Central College student, Anti-drug advocate and member of Youth Advisory Group under Ministry of Social and Family Development
Video of Mr Seow Ban Yam, age 83, whose story resulted in the cost review of at least 20 medical procedures to align better with MediShield Life claim limits.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, National Youth Achievement Award Gold Award Holder & Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies and the University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore.
Wong Kim Hoh, Senior Writer, The Straits Times, whose award-winning story series, "It Changed My Life", led to the creation of the Singaporean of the Year Awards.
1200 Announcement of winners of the World News Day "My News. My Story Photo Competition" organised by National Youth Achievement Award Council
1210 Lunch
1300 End
