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Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

By: PN Balji

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Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

By: PN Balji

These are the unpublished stories about the stories that you may have read in Singapore newspapers over the years. Above all, they are Singapore media stories as experienced first-hand by a veteran journalist who had to be persuaded to become Editor of a leading newspaper. PN Balji was an active participant in mainstream journalism, having spent nearly 40 years working in five newsrooms. He was part of a hardy generation of newspaper editors who wrestled with editorial issues and made tough decisions, sometimes against the will of authority. He also had a ringside view of his colleagues’ tussles and confrontations with the government. In Reluctant Editor, Balji weaves a compelling narrative, with anecdotes, of an alternative story of how some editors of his generation managed to hold the ground in challenging times. He brings back the drama, mostly played behind the scenes, and attempts to answer the question: What made the editors of the 1970s, 80s and 90s act the way they did? It was a life lived dangerously; some lost their jobs, some had to leave the country and some decided to give in and lived to fight another day.

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Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

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9814868035

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9789814868037

Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

By: PN Balji

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We Have A Problem

Crisis and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

By: Woon Tai Ho,PN Balji,Keith Nakamura,Eugene Quah

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We Have A Problem

Crisis and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

By: Woon Tai Ho,PN Balji,Keith Nakamura,Eugene Quah

Crisis communications and crisis management are terms often used in the corporate world but rarely understood. In the era of social media, crisis is compounded by the entry of a loud and often powerful player, the public. “We have a problem” is the first book written in Asia about contemporary corporate crisis. The title is as much a declaration of crisis as the book is a collective wisdom of solutions to unfortunate yet common events that happen to big and small businesses. The book uses five local and five foreign case studies to illustrate crisis communications and management at its worst and at its best. Creator of Today newspaper PN Balji, founder of Channel NewsAsia Woon Tai Ho, social media guru Keith Nakamura, and litigation lawyer Eugene Quah reveal the most important secrets and strategies used to rescue companies in crisis, and discuss the opportunities lost by those who did not understand the value of speed and sincerity in this digital age. Why is deleting a crisis post on social media a bad idea? Why is it important to empower every member of your staff to prepare for crisis? This team of writers know how to win, not just in the court of law, but also in the court of public opinion. Learn why it is prudent to get your holding statements endorsed by your legal team before a crisis happens. And what emergency action you must take when netizens snap compromising photographs of your backend production, whether it is repacking soya bean milk and labelling as “freshly prepared” or naming buns after a recently deceased head of state. And then, how do you say sorry in action, not in words? A tale of two Tonys, the CEO of AirAsia and the CEO of BP: how was Tony Fernandes a leader, and why was Tony Hayward not. “We have a problem” is the protection you need for your business reputation in this digital age. Skilfully managing the perception of a crisis determines the difference between a company’s life and death, because in the pitched battle between perception and reality, perception always wins.

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191

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Candid Creation Publishing

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9811108544

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9789811108549

The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices

By: P N Ravindran

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The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices

By: P N Ravindran

The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices provides comprehensive coverage of the taxonomy, botany, chemistry, functional properties, medicinal uses, culinary uses and safety issues relating to over 250 species of herbs and spices. These herbs and spices constitute an important agricultural commodity; many are traded globally and are indispensable for pharmaceuticals, flavouring foods and beverages, and in the perfumery and cosmetic industries. More recently, they are increasingly being identified as having high nutraceutical potential and important value in human healthcare. This encyclopedia is an excellent resource for researchers, students, growers and manufacturers, in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, botany, crop sciences, food science and pharmacognosy.

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CABI

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1780643152

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9781780643151

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Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist

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