Aug 1, 2009
This weekend’s Phnom Penh Post features a farewell from (and to) founder Michael Hayes at the end of his 17 year tenure as editor-in-chief. His passing of the baton to Seth Meixner is a transition for Michael, but also for the newspaper and all who support free expression in a region that needs it more
Jun 11, 2009
Congratulations to Seth Meixner and the editorial team of the Phnom Penh Post! Seth (pictured here with the PPP publisher Ross Dunkley to the left) and his team at the Post won awards of excellence for news photography and human right reporting. There was only one publication in the same category (Local newspapers and small
Aug 22, 2008
Cambodia’s brewing newspaper war claimed its first victim this week, with closure of the English-language Mekong Times. Mekong Times’ editor-in-chief, Neth Pheaktra, told the DPA news agency that a lack of funds had forced the closure of the hard copy edition but that the paper, which also published in Khmer, was still considering options for
Aug 11, 2008
Congratulations to the Phnom Penh Post for launching its first daily edition on Friday. In this era of newspaper downsizing, it is great to see The Phnom Penh Post expanding from two times per month into a daily operation. Disclosure: I joined in the round of investment that has helped the newspaper go daily. Cambodia
Jul 15, 2008
One of Southeast Asia’s legendary publications, the Phnom Penh Post founded by legendary editor Michael Hayes. It was the first English-language newspaper in Cambodia when launched in 1992. The newspaper has scooped up a number of awards in 2009, including those for reporting and photography at the Society of Publishers in Asia’s annual competition. As
Jul 3, 2008
A brash and veteran newspaperman of greater Indo-China, Dunkley has headed the launch of publications including the Vietnam Investment Review, Myanmar Times (English and Burmese-language editions) as well as the conversion of The Phnom Penh Post into a daily newspaper. (Planned for August 2008) Dunkley often has strong views and has never been known to
Jun 23, 2008
Are you young (or young at heart), ambitious and ready for a newspapering adventure? Here’s your chance to follow in the footsteps of Southeast Asia’s great foreign correspondents at Cambodia’s most prestigious English-language newspaper: The Phnom Penh Post, a bi-monthly newspaper that is shifting into a daily, is looking for 2 or 3 aggressive sub-editors
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International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
