Editor

Journalist’s instinct and can-do attitude lead Poovenraj Kanagaraj (Raj) to piece together his own business news website. When Raj was an editor with a monthly business magazine in 2020, he noticed the lack of attention to entrepreneurs’ stories from the mainstream media. As a result, he started a newsletter called Head’s up to make their voices heard. Among the 12,000 subscribers Raj has garnered in two years’ time, an investor got in touch and backed him to expand the coverage. That is how his platform Disruptr comes into play. Disruptr…

As more popular destinations reopen, Rachel Lee, Assistant Editor at TTGmice and TTGassociations, discusses what travel trends she expects to see. Having spent seven years with the Singaporean travel publications, Rachel witnessed the ups and downs of the tourism sector. But no circumstances before transformed the media landscape as dramatic as the Covid-19 pandemic. Only recently Rachel was invited to attend a media familiarization trip to Australia. During her visit to a trade show in Sydney, she picked up a story about how crucial working holiday makers were in addressing…

Interviewing people is what a journalist does every day, but we seldom hear what a journalist wants to say. This year, we launched Behind The Byline Podcast and spoke to 9 journalists from 8 markets in the APAC region. They shared their day-to-day challenges, memorable assignments, and insights on industry trends. Given their job nature, it is no surprise they share a lot in common. Here are the 5 things we learned from journalists and editors on Behind The Byline Podcast. 1. Tips to make press releases stand out Journalists…