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Borneo Post
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Mainstream media still trusted for accurate, in-depth reports, says Alice Lau
Lau (seated fifth left) is seen with SJA members and guests at the event. SIBU (June 10): Social media may be the common mode used to share news but mainstream media such as newspapers and television stations are still trusted for providing accurate and in-depth reports, said Alice Lau. The Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker said journalists are trained to seek the truth, verify facts, as well as present fair and balanced reports to the public. 'They are not just sharing messages but are truth-seekers and truth-tellers, helping our society make sense of complex issues,' she said at the Sibu Journalists Association (SJA) installation and Gawai celebration last night. The Lanang MP said in today's digital era, social media and online platforms have enabled information to travel faster than ever. While this is convenient, she pointed out there are also challenges as misinformation and fake news can spread rapidly, especially through unverified sources. 'Nowadays, anyone can post content, information, or news on platforms like Facebook, WeChat, TikTok, or Instagram. But that doesn't make everyone a journalist. As more people turn to social media and 'self-media', journalists also need to keep up. 'This doesn't mean just blindly following the latest trends, but rather strengthening their professional skills, using new tools wisely, and staying true to their mission,' she said. Lau pointed out that while most people can cook, not everyone can become a master chef. She also shared that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had announced an additional RM1 million this year for the Tabung Kasih @ Hawana. The fund, set up in April 2023, helps media professionals facing health challenges or in urgent need of support. 'This shows that the Madani government truly appreciates the hard work and contributions of journalists in our country,' added Lau. To date, 405 media members have received aid from Tabung Kasih @ Hawana. Among those attending the SJA event were Bawang Assan assemblyman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh; Sibu MP Oscar Ling; Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng; Joshua Ting – a political secretary to the Premier, who represented Dudong assemblyman Dato Sri Tiong King Sing; and SJA chairperson Florence Nervyn. Alice Lau lead mainstream media Sibu Journalists Association
Barnama
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
HAWANA Platform To Keep Media Relevant, Strengthen Regional Ties
By Noorazlina Jindeh KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- The involvement of media practitioners from across ASEAN at this year's National Journalists' Day (HAWANA) is set to be a platform to ensure local media remain relevant and capable of fostering cooperation and co-existing with other media. Sabah Journalists Association (SJA) president Mariah Doksil said HAWANA would provide an opportunity for agencies and journalists alike to share experiences and learn from each other, especially in the increasingly challenging world of journalism. 'This will help us face our biggest challenge in this digital age, especially concerning fake news,' she told Bernama recently. Mariah also expressed hope that this year's HAWANA would serve as a platform to discuss various issues affecting the media industry and refine them to ensure that journalists carry out their duties more effectively. She said issues that needed consideration included disrupted salary payments due to reduced advertising revenue, as well as the need to strengthen media freedom and journalistic ethics. Jesselton Times editor Newmond Tibin opined that the establishment of the Malaysian Media Council's Founding Board should be realised in conjunction with this year's HAWANA celebration, as it was time for the council to function as a legal entity following the passing of the Malaysian Media Council Bill 2024 in the Dewan Rakyat in February. Newmond said journalists and media practitioners had long awaited the council's formation, and if it materialised this June, it would be a meaningful gift to the nation's media fraternity.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Football writer Brian Glanville dies aged 93
Brian Glanville, the influential football writer who covered the game for seven decades, has died at the age of 93. Glanville was the football correspondent for The Sunday Times for 30 years as well as contributing to World Soccer magazine for five decades, and was author to some of football's most influential books. A lifelong Arsenal fan, Glanville's first book, with Arsenal winger Cliff Bastin, was published in 1950, while his most recently published works included obituaries of Manchester United forward Denis Law and Northern Ireland winger Peter McParland earlier this year. He continued to work on Arsenal publications with the latest being a history of Highbury in 2006. Glanville was perhaps best known for his book The Story of the World Cup, first published in 1993 and regularly updated since. He was also a novelist, and wrote 31 books. Glanville had a good relationship with England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore during his time covering the national side but did not hold back when it came to criticising managers. 'I have all sorts of amusing memories of Alf Ramsey, but he was a very strange man. He should have gone two years before he did. He'd blown it. He'd gone. He'd shot his bolt,' Glanville once said. RIP Brian Glanville, 93, maestro of the football stadium press box (and purveyor of truly awful jokes). This is the last time I saw him at work, at Craven Cottage in 2019, a few days short of his 88th birthday. — Richard Williams (@rwilliams1947) May 17, 2025 'I got on very well with Walter Winterbottom, but he was a rotten manager. Bobby Robson was grotesquely overrated. I thought he was a very inadequate manager and he failed so badly in Europe. He made a shocking job of it. He had a lot of luck. We nearly reached the World Cup final in 1990, but that was luck more than judgment, I think.' News of his death was announced by his son Mark late on Friday evening. The SJA sends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Brian Glanville, the "doyen of football writers" whose many books - including the essential 'The Story of the World Cup' - continue to bring so much insight, knowledge and joy to fans everywhere. RIP Brian. — Sports Journalists (@SportSJA) May 16, 2025 The Sports Journalists' Association said in a statement: 'The SJA sends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Brian Glanville, the 'doyen of football writers' whose many books – including the essential The Story of the World Cup – continue to bring so much insight, knowledge and joy to fans everywhere. RIP Brian.' Brian Glanville 1931 – 2025. A tribute by his friend @rwilliams1947 — The Football Writers' Association (@theofficialfwa) May 17, 2025 Andrew Neil, among Glanville's editors at The Sunday Times, posted on X: 'Brian Glanville was indeed a true great. One of the brightest assets during my 11 years editing The Sunday Times. One of the greatest ever football writers.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brian Glanville: Tributes paid to 'the doyen of football writers' after death aged 93
Tributes have been flooding in for the late Brian Glanville. The death of one of the greatest and most influential football writers of all time, nicknamed 'the doyen of football writers' in England, at the age of 93 was confirmed by his son late on Friday night. Mark Glanville wrote on social media platform X: 'RIP a true great who also happened to be my dad. What a life, and such a legacy.' Glanville was among the biggest names in football writing for decades. He spent 30 years as football correspondent for The Sunday Times, wrote for World Soccer Magazine for more than half a century and also penned a number of books and biographies on the game, plus other novels and short stories. His passing has led to an outpouring of tributes and fond memories shared from around the world of football journalism and beyond. RIP a true great who also happened to be my dad. What a life, and such a legacy. — Mark Glanville (@MarcoManasseh) May 16, 2025 The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) wrote on social media: 'The SJA sends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Brian Glanville, the 'doyen of football writers' whose many books - including the essential 'The Story of the World Cup' - continue to bring so much insight, knowledge and joy to fans everywhere. RIP Brian.' Henry Winter penned a heartfelt tribute to Glanville, which began: 'Brian Glanville, who has sadly passed away aged 93, was the greatest football writer this country has ever known. 'The joy evoked by Glanville was not only in reading his beautiful, insightful words. But also listening to his eloquent appraisal of a player, a manager, a match. 'Glanville had a rich voice and vocabulary that demanded listening to. You didn't so much meet Glanville as have an audience with him. 'All the time you were in his compelling company you were aware of what a privilege it was, what knowledge was being imparted.' RIP Brian Glanville, 93, maestro of the football stadium press box (and purveyor of truly awful jokes). This is the last time I saw him at work, at Craven Cottage in 2019, a few days short of his 88th birthday. — Richard Williams (@rwilliams1947) May 17, 2025 Friend and former Guardian chief sports writer Richard Williams also penned a moving tribute to Glanville published on the Football Writers' Association (FWA) website, which read: 'Some of us are old enough to remember a time when colleagues often sniggered at Brian Glanville's ability to pronounce the names of foreign footballers – particularly those of Italian players – correctly. 'They stopped laughing when English teams were suddenly filled with foreign players, and the ability to avoid mangling their names became a necessary part of a football reporter's skillset. 'Brian's interest in the game as it was played in other countries sprang from his cosmopolitan nature; it turned out to be prophetic, and I often felt that the rest of us should have been paying him some sort of pathfinder's royalty. Brian Glanville 1931 – 2025. A tribute by his friend @rwilliams1947 — The Football Writers' Association (@theofficialfwa) May 17, 2025 'A sophisticate as much at home at the Chelsea Arts Club as at Stamford Bridge, he came from a time before football became gentrified but played and wrote about it with wholehearted commitment and without condescension towards those who'd come to it via routes very different from his own. 'He also told the most appalling jokes, a habit long overshadowed in the memory by the vision he brought to his writings on the game he so loved, and the elegance with which he expressed even his most pungent opinions. So, not with a snigger but with a bow of respect: Ciao, maestro!' The FWA said: 'We at the FWA are saddened to hear of the passing of Brian Glanville, doyen of football writers. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.' Brazil-based football journalist Tim Vickery said of Glanville, who spent much of his time in Italy and also wrote for Rome sports newspaper Corriere dello Sport, among other Italian outlets: 'I owe a huge debt to this man. A True giant of our trade, a mighty source of internacionalist inspiration. RIP Brian Glanville.' RIP Brian, the inspiration for so many of us with his words in print and on radio. Outspoken, authoritative, intelligent and witty, you always knew he was in the room. Played football with and against him well into old age too, when his legs would not obey his razor-sharp mind.… — Gerry Cox (@GerryCox) May 17, 2025 Hayters' Gerry Cox wrote: 'RIP Brian, the inspiration for so many of us with his words in print and on radio. Outspoken, authoritative, intelligent and witty, you always knew he was in the room. 'Played football with and against him well into old age too, when his legs would not obey his razor-sharp mind. 'When my knees started to break down, he kindly referred me for successful treatment to his wife Pamela, a spiritual healer. We'll never see a man of so many talents in our ranks again. '
The Star
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
New chapter for Sabah journalism as first woman takes the helm of SJA
KOTA KINABALU: On most days, mother-of-three Mariah Doksil juggles with her job as a journalist and her life as a mother as well as a daughter navigating the needs of ageing parents. But on World Press Freedom Day, she stands as something more - a symbol of resilience and quiet revolution in the Sabah media landscape. At 42, Mariah has become the first woman elected as president of the Sabah Journalists Association (SJA), a role she never actively sought but accepted when she realised the potential impact it could have on the future of journalism in the state. 'Honestly, it is a mix of emotions. 2025 has been an overwhelming year for me. I had just moved house, my son was entering the dreaded pre-teen years, and my parents' health was declining. It was not the best time,' she shared. However, it was a moment that demanded courage. Just a month earlier, Mariah had attended a gender equality workshop in Kuala Lumpur, where being surrounded by bold women writers and activists sparked something within her. She felt empowered, and when elected unopposed as the first woman president, she admitted, "I was both excited to contribute but also a little anxious about the responsibility. Still, I am truly grateful for the trust and support shown by all members and the committee." Her main goal as president is to ensure that the association remains inclusive and provides a safe space for journalists to openly share their concerns. Formerly SJA treasurer, Mariah took on the challenge after former president Datuk Muguntan Vanar expressed his desire to create new leadership within the association. Mariah's journalism career spans nearly two decades, all of them with The Borneo Post. She has covered everything from the harrowing Tanduo intrusion to the 2015 Mount Kinabalu earthquake and the nail-biting 2018 Sabah Chief Minister crisis. Her work has not always been on the front lines. Sometimes, she has been in the newsroom, attending press conferences, coordinating online coverage, and working late into the night. 'But that is where I learned the importance of language. One wrong phrase when reporting G-to-G (government-to-government) issues could spark conflict,' she said. Her first Facebook Live for the newspaper during the 2018 crisis drew over 50,000 viewers, thrusting her into the digital spotlight. 'I didn't even have time to process what was happening; I just did the job,' she recalled. Despite her professional accolades, from the then Kinabalu Press Awards to national recognition in eco-tourism writing, the question of quitting still lingers in her mind. 'Honestly, I have thought about resigning many times. When the kids fall sick, when my husband cannot get leave, when exhaustion catches up, I ask myself, 'Is this worth it?'' What keeps her going is not just the adrenaline of breaking stories, but her roots - a Tombonuo woman from Pitas, her family and community have always believed in the power of her writing. Her father's advice echoes in her mind: 'Tahan saja kerja tu. Banyak sudah kau tolong orang dari cara kau tulis (Just hang in there. You have helped many through your writing)." 'And the truth is, if I stop writing, I would lose half of who I am,' she said. Her life today is a well-oiled machine, with air fryers and washer-dryers helping reduce housework, and her children trained to enjoy simple meals. Her husband's rotating shift schedule and a strong network of friends and family help her balance parenting and reporting. 'When I am not chasing assignments, I work from home. The kids do their homework at the dining table while I write my news stories. Yes, it can get chaotic, but it works,' said Mariah. She credits her editor, chief reporter, and the newsroom culture for offering the flexibility she needs to thrive as both a journalist and a mother. 'Not many jobs in Sabah offer this kind of freedom.' Though new to the role of SJA president, Mariah's goals are clear. She is focused on improving training for both new and veteran journalists, especially with a potential state election on the horizon. Mariah is keenly aware of the challenges faced by local journalists, from stagnant pay, poor training, a lack of union protection, to growing editorial interference. 'Salary remains a long-standing and unresolved issue for local journalists. Some senior reporters are still supporting families on minimum wage, with no pay raise in nearly a decade. Pandemic-era pay cuts persist for many, while others receive no compensation for advertorials. Contract reporters, too, are frequently underpaid,' she noted. More worrying to her is the ethical decline caused by unregulated online portals hiring untrained contributors. 'It is not just about pay. It is about quality, dignity, and doing right by the public,' she said. World Press Freedom Day is more than just a date on the calendar for Mariah. It is a moment of reflection. 'This day reminds me why I turned down a university degree offer to pursue a Diploma in Mass Communication at KDU College. It reminds me why I applied to work at The Borneo Post and why I have stayed with the profession to this day … because journalism is where my heart truly lies.' To her, press freedom is not simply about what journalists are allowed to say, but how they responsibly wield that power. She welcomes the recent passage of the Malaysian Media Council Bill, calling it 'a landmark step', but believes real change will only come when outdated laws, like the Sedition Act and Printing Presses and Publications Act, are reviewed and repealed. As she leads Sabah's journalistic community into a new chapter, Mariah does not see herself as a trailblazer. 'I am just trying to hold the line, so the next generation has it a little easier.' And when the weight of the world feels too much, she leans on those who believe in her: her husband Sulaiman Inchok, their three sons — Qayyum, Qaid, and Fuad — and her father's words, along with fellow reporters who remind her she is not alone. 'If journalism did not exist, I don't know what I would do. This is my life. And I still have stories to tell,' she said. World Press Freedom Day is observed annually on May 3, commemorating the 1991 Windhoek Declaration that champions a free and independent press. Established by the United Nations in 1993, it serves to assess press freedom worldwide, defend journalists, and honour those who have died in the line of duty.
