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A New Naratif Would Do You Good

Dr Thum Ping Tjin, Founder & Managing Director, New Naratif | Deborah Augustin, Membership Engagement Manager & Malaysia Lead, New Naratif

10-Jun-21 14:00

A New Naratif Would Do You Good

New Naratif is an online journalism platform and independent media outlet which tells stories that empower Southeast Asians to take action for positive change. Independent, ad-free and pro-democracy, the outlet publishes investigative reporting, academic research, comics, explainers, videos and podcasts in English, Bahasa and other languages of Southeast Asia. We catch up with the founder and managing director, Thum Ping Tjin and also Deborah Augustin, who is New Naratif's Membership Engagement Manager and Malaysia Lead, to find out more about what they stand for, and the work they do, and also how they are aiming to keep their work 100% independent.

 

Image source: New Naratif Twitter

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  Business Analysis,  Education

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Live & Learn,  New Naratif,  independent journalism,  PJ Thum,  Thum Ping Tjin, 


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