Between the tiger and the crocodile

Creating spaces for watchdog journalism in Asia

Newspaper circulation (2006)• China - 98.7 million copies sold daily

• India - 88.9 million

• Japan - 69.1 million

• US - 52.3 million

• Germany - 21.1 million

-World Association of Newspapers

Newspaper circulation growth

+9.28+2.30World

-5.18%-1.9%U.S.

-5.63-0.87E.U.

+3.61Asia

-2.82-0.83Japan

+53.63+12.93India

+15.53+2.27China

2001-20052005-2006

-World Association of Newspapers

Newspaper circulation growth

+2.44-6.67Taiwan

+12.31Thailand

+19.00+10.59Korea

+30.00+8.30Bangladesh

+0.48+4.06Singapore

+19.97+1.82Malaysia

2001-20052005-2006

-World Association of Newspapers

The "Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Super Girl Contest”

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Two leading “investigative” TV programs: Malaysia and the Philippines

The Virgin’s Face on the Wall

Sex workers work out of licensed hotel

Sensational/ Bizarre

Illegal recruitersRapist on the loose

Crime

Dead men on govt’ payroll

Stolen SandGovt Wrongdoing

Local officials take chickens

Video Pirates Bribe Police

Bribery/Extortion

Teacher’s PetSex in Stairwell Sex

ImbestigadorEdisi Siasat

Burma revolution came to us by camera phone

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