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  • BUSINESS

    Experts say social media engagement is ripe for ads

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/02/2020

    » Social media use in Thailand has reached maturity, but engagement is still on the rise with about 7.2 billion messages recorded throughout last year, according to social media pundits.

  • LIFE

    Let's Celebrate Social Media Day

    Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 28/06/2019

    » Fun fact: June 30 is Social Media Day. Yes, it's a thing. The day celebrates social media's use as an effective global communication platform. To honour the occasion, we gathered a few factoids, tidbits and stories relating to social media to see how much it has connected and consumed our lives.

  • THAILAND

    'Dark-side' social media win Person of the Year

    News, Published on 28/12/2017

    » From unearthing a stockpile of luxury watches belonging to a deputy prime minister, pursuing the details of murder cases to their grisly end, and becoming an alternative petition centre for those unfairly treated by the system, the various Facebook pages of semi-professional investigative journalists have asserted their influence in society and proved the power of technology -- and anonymity -- in an age where media freedom has hit a snag.

  • OPINION

    Don't blame your failings on the media

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/09/2015

    » Shooting the messenger is a convenient way of shifting blame and widely practised here by politicians and senior government officials alike, who blame their own failures on the media.

  • LIFE

    Is the media to blame?

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2021

    » Can you separate fantasy from reality? A lot of people know that the media has a desensitising effect on people, especially children and teens. Whether it's movies, music or video games, the effect of viewing violence can lead to aggression. Personally, these stories have never been a direct issue with me. When I was younger I always wondered why people wouldn't be able to tell which story should stay in a movie or in our imagination, and which is reality. However, we still see more and more news of violence and regular crimes, which is a direct consequence of watching movies and various media.

  • LIFE

    Unravelling a double agent

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/04/2024

    » The seven-episode series The Sympathizer recently dropped on HBO GO. Created by Park Chan-wook, the South Korean filmmaker of Oldboy and The Handmaiden fame, and produced by Robert Downey Jr, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and war drama filled with Hollywood satire. The bilingual miniseries will be released weekly until the end of May.

  • OPINION

    Can Thailand's vibrant media be self-regulated?

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 06/07/2021

    » Exactly 24 years ago this week, some 40-plus publishers and editors from all over Thailand came together to form the National Press Council to challenge the government of the day, which was trying to control them through regulatory measures. The council has since then used "social and peer pressure" and its code of ethics to maintain media professionalism. It has also served as a pillar for the Thai media to preserve freedom of expression.

  • BUSINESS

    State mulls ID linkages for social media

    Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/05/2021

    » Security agencies and the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry are seeking ways to supervise usage of social media and are considering linking users' registration on platforms with their ID cards as a way to combat fake news, illicit content and fraud.

  • BUSINESS

    Fresh wave threatens media spending

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/04/2021

    » Thailand's media spending is expected to grow less than 5% in 2021, down from a previous estimate of 8-10% following a fresh wave of the pandemic, says Media Intelligence (MI), a media planning and creative agency.

  • THAILAND

    Media exec Thakoon succumbs to cancer

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2021

    » Veteran media executive of the Matichon Group, Thakoon Boonparn, passed away yesterday after battling cancer for a year. He was 59.

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