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CONTENTS
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Chairmans Message

Publications

AMIC Board of Directors

Conferences

AMIC Board of Management

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Capacity Building

The Secretariat

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Participation in International Events

International Advisory Committee

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Visitors

Country Representatives

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Membership

Report of Activities

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Institutional Support and Documentation

Asian Media Information

and Communication Centre
The Asian Media Information and Communication
Centre (AMIC) is a non-profit NGO with the mission
of spearheading the development of media and
communication expertise in Asia within the broad
framework of economic, social, and cultural progress.

It performs these roles on many fronts:

As a research centre it examines critical issues

in the media and communication sector and
their implications for development.

It exists to encourage ethical and social responsibility

of the media to support democratic access and
participation in media development and production,
and to provide opportunities for empowerment of
disadvantaged sectors in the media environment.

As a resource centre it gathers and

disseminates knowledge about communication
and its effects in Asia.

By conducting training and professional

consultations it is active in capacity building for
the media and their users.

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Chairmans Message
This past year has been a year of transition
for AMIC.
The year started with a new face at the
helm of the Secretariat after Acting
Secretary-General, Ms Maria Chi-Chi
Mercedes F. Robles, left us at the end
of 2012 to return to her university in the
Philippines. Chi-Chi, who was also an
AMIC Board member, gave sterling service in guiding and
consolidating the organisation throughout her year. Her
proactive stewardship laid the groundwork for Associate
Professor Martin Hadlow, who joined us in January 2013, to
carry forward the role of Acting Secretary-General.
By the end of 2013, despite the pressures of reduced funding, AMICs finances were in surplus, thus ensuring that,
whatever the future, AMIC could go forward with confidence
as a viable and relevant regional entity. To secure long-term
sustainability, the Board had agreed to an approach whereby
three components, namely membership subscriptions, journals and publications, and project and conference activities
take an equal share in providing AMIC with its funding base.
A major highlight of the year was our annual conference held
in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with local host Universitas Gadjah
Mada, a leading Indonesian university. We could not have
chosen a more hospitable, generous and able partner. Three
ministers were featured in the programme. The conference
attracted more than 300 paper presenters, making the event
one of our most successful.
The Board of Directors met during the Yogyakarta conference; AMICs Annual General Meeting (AGM) attracted a
solid turn-out of members and gave endorsements to AMICs
audited accounts and on-going plans and strategies.
Another key event was RadioAsia 2013, held this year in
Hanoi, Vietnam. RadioAsia was initiated by AMIC almost a
decade ago and, in collaboration with our main partner, the
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), it has become an
important activity for radio professionals from the region and
beyond. This years host body was the Voice of Vietnam, the
countrys national radio service.
During the year, our long-time and generous host, the
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) at the Nanyang Technological University
(NTU), gave notice that it was keen to negotiate a new
relationship with AMIC. We have long enjoyed considerable
financial and in-kind support from the WKWSCI, including office facilities and the core funding of major positions
within the AMIC Secretariat. As the WKWSCI is, itself,
undergoing a renewal of its focus and modus operandi, it
goes without saying that AMIC is also part of the Schools

spotlight. AMICs Board of Management has been in regular

contact with management of the School.
Our membership numbers continue to grow at a steady and
satisfactory pace. We reinforced our search for new ways of
engaging with both individuals and institutions throughout
the region. AMICs strength lies in the commitment of its
members to the shared ideals and goals. AMIC has continued to
collaborate with major global agencies, such as UNESCO, likeminded international NGOs, such as the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), and
with prospective new national partners in several countries.
We had a number of personnel changes during the year, both
at Secretariat and Board level. Within the Secretariat, AMICs
Head of Publications and Research, Associate Professor Rachel
Khan, returned to the University of the Philippines in Manila
towards the latter part of the year. During her time with AMIC,
Rachel had guided the 2013 conference activities and many of
our books and journal publications.
At the Board level, we bid farewell to the Deputy Chair, Ms
Robles (Philippines), Dr. Robert Seward (Japan), Dr. Mohammad Zin bin Nordin (Malaysia) and Professor Gerardo (Gerry)
Ramirez Josue (Philippines). Their efforts have been hugely
appreciated and we thank them for their service and commitment to AMIC.
Taking their place, we welcomed to the new Board Mr. Ramon
Tuazon (Philippines), Dr. Pirongrong Ramasoota Rananand
(Thailand), Professor Zhengrong Hu (China) and Professor
Syed Arabi Idid (Malaysia).
This year also marked my final year as AMIC Chairman and
I have stepped aside to be replaced by Mr. Arun Mahizhnan
of Singapore. Arun has long experience with AMIC and, with
your support, will, I know, ensure that the organisation goes on
to greater heights.
As is the tradition at AMIC, I will remain as Chairman
dHonneur and, thus, contribute my services and input as a
member of the Board. My time as Chairman has been exciting
and rewarding, and I have valued the friendship and assistance I
have received from the AMIC Board, members, the Secretariat,
the WKWSCI and a range of international partners. I look
forward to seeing you all again at AMIC conferences and workshops and to remaining committed to the aims and objectives
that have made AMIC a world-leader in Asian communications.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Ang Peng Hwa
Chairman
AMIC

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AMIC Board of Directors

Chairman
Ang Peng Hwa

Professor
Wee Kim Wee School of
Communication
& Information
Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
Director, Singapore Internet
Research Centre

Chairman dHonneur
Eddie C.Y. Kuo
Emeritus Professor
Wee Kim Wee School
of Communication and
Information

Joseph Man Chan

Professor
Department of Journalism
and Communication
The Chinese University of
Hong Kong

Dato' Sri Dr Syed Arabi Bin Syed

Abdullah Idid
Professor
International Islamic University
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore

Martin Hadlow
Adjunct Associate
Professor
School of Journalism
and Communication
The University of
Queensland
Australia

Binod Agrawal
Professor/Director
TALEEM Research
Foundation

Zhengrong Hu
Professor in Communication and
Director of the National Centre for
Radio and TV Studies
Communication University of
China, Beijing
China

Ramon Tuazon
President,
Asian Institute of Journalism
and Communication (AIJC)
Manila
Philippines

Pirongrong Ramasoota Rananand

Department of Journalism and
Information
Faculty of Communication Arts
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
Thailand

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AMIC Board of Management

Dr Cherian George, Chair
Associate Professor
Division of Journalism
and Publishing
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication
and Information
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Dr Ang Peng Hwa

Professor
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication
and Information
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Director, Singapore Internet Research
Centre

Prof Eddie CY Kuo

Emeritus Professor
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication
and Information
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Dr KU Menon
Senior Consultant
Public Communications Consultancy
Ministry of Communications & Information
Singapore

Mr Arun Mahizhnan
Special Research Adviser
Institute of Policy Studies
Singapore

The Secretariat
Acting Secretary-General
Associate Professor Martin Hadlow
Office Manager
Ivy D Alcantara
Research & Publications Manager
Rachel E. Khan
Management Support Staff
Angie Chew, Publications
Sangeetha Madasamy, Research
Kranthi Kiran, Web Administrator

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International Advisory Council

Andrew Taussig
Trustee
International Institute of Communication
United Kingdom
Felix Librero
Professor of Development Communication
Faculty of Information and Communication
Studies & Faculty of Education
University of the Philippines Open University
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Programme Chair, Doctor of Communication
Programme
Faculty of Information and Communication
Studies
University of the Philippines Open University
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Member, Editorial Advisory Board
The Journal of Development Communication
Asian Institute of Development Communication
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gatan Tremblay
Professor
Co-Chair Research Group, CRICIS
Department of Communication
University of Quebec in Montreal
Canada
Georgette Wang
Honorary Chair
Department of Journalism
National Chengchi University
Taiwan
Hu Zhengrong
Vice-President
Communications University of China
China

Javed Jabbar
Former Pakistan Minister of Information &
Senator
Founding Chairman
South Asian Media Association
Pakistan
John A Lent
Professor of Communication
Temple University, USA
Kenji Kitatani
Trustee
Washington State University Foundation
Distinguished Professor of Media Management
Murrow School of Communications
Washington State University
Senior Advisor
Sports and Entertainment Academy
Graduate School of Business
Indiana University, USA
Manuel Castells
Professor of Communication
and Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication
Technology and Society
University of Southern California, USA
Robin E Mansell
Professor
Department of Media and Communications
London School of Economics
United Kingdom
Srinivas Melkote
Department of Telecommunication
School of Media and Communication
Bowling Green State University, USA

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Country Representatives
AUSTRALIA: Terence Lee
Academic Chair, Communication and
Media Studies & Deputy Dean
School of Media Communication & Culture
Faculty of Creative Technologies Media
Murdoch University
BANGLADESH: M Golam Rahman
Professor & Former Chairman
Department of Mass Communication &
Journalism
University of Dhaka
BHUTAN: Mr. Dawa Penjor
Executive Director
Bhutan Media Foundation
Thimphu
CHINA: Zhao Jinqiu
Associate Professor
International Communications College
Communications University of China

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

Bradley Freeman
Communication and Information Studies
American University of Dubai
NEW ZEALAND: David Robie
Professor
School of Communication Studies
Auckland University of Technology
Director, Pacific Media Centre
NEPAL: Gokul Pokhrel
Chairman, Nepal Press Institute
PAKISTAN: Fatimah Shah
Manager, Media and Communications
Maternal and Newborn Health Programme
Research and Advocacy Fund
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Patrick Matbob
Communication & Arts Department
Divine Word University

INDIA: Binod C Agrawal

Professor of Eminence and
Director General
TALEEM Research Foundation, India

PHILIPPINES: Ma. Margarita Acosta

Chairperson, Communication College of
Arts and Sciences
Miriam College, Quezon City

Chandrabhanu Pattanayak
Director, CCTE, and University of
Hawaii, India Program

Rosario M. Baseleres
Director, Instructional Media and
Technology Center, Silliman University

Mira Desai
Associate Professor
SNDT University Mumbai

Ma. Teresa Rivera

Associate Professor, Xavier University

SRI LANKA: Asoka Dias

Director Station
MBC Networks (Pvt) Ltd
MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd

INDONESIA: Hermin Indah Wahyani

Universitas Gadjah Mada

JAPAN: Robert Seward

Professor, Faculty of International Studies
Meiji Gakuin University
Muneo Kaigo
Assoc Professor
University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
SOUTH KOREA: Damien Spry
Research Fellow
Hallym University
MALDIVES: Mohamed Zahir Hussain
Chairman, Haveeru Daily

THAILAND: Palphol Rodloytuk

Media Consultant
UNITED KINGDOM: Venkat Iyer
Senior Lecturer in Law
University of Ulster at Jordanstown

USA: Joseph Sommerville

Peak Communication Performance
Anju Grover Chaudhary
School of Communication
Howard University

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Report of Activities 2013

PUBLICATIONS

Evolving Asian Culture Gateways: the Korean

Wave & Beyond
Edited by: Su Jung Kim, Kalinga Seneviratne and
Madanmohan Rao
ISBN: 9789814136198
Since the late 1990s, an increasing number of
Korean television dramas, movies, pop songs and
their associated celebrities have gained immense
popularity in East and Southeast Asian countries.
News media and trade magazines have recognized
the rise of Korean popular culture in Asia by
dubbing it the Korean wave or Hallyu. Yet about
a decade ago, Korean popular culture did not have
such export capacity, and was not even critically
acclaimed by scholars. Thus, this book is aimed at
finding a way to represent Koreas pop-culture in
the new framework of the Asian media eco-system.
Although Asias pop culture has been marginalized
by the Western mainstream for generations, the new
environment can help Asia find a way to represent
their culture and to ride on the Rising Asia
bandwagon.
A New Media Asia
After 40 years, the flagship magazine-journal
of AMIC takes on a new look and feel while
maintaining its core of peer-reviewed original
research articles. With a new editorial team headed
by Prof. Cherian George of NTU-WKWSCI, the
revamped publication now includes additional
sections that highlight new ideas, trends and
concerns. The new sections include feature and
opinion articles as well as interviews, book reviews

and case studies. With these changes, we hope to

continue to expand the profile of our contributors
and readers to include researchers, educators,
students, practitioners and policy-makers who
are interested in engaging with media and
communication inquiry at various points on the
cycle of knowledge creation.
Social Media and the Asian Experience:
Exploring its Influence and Reach
The book discusses both the emerging theories
related to social media and highlights its growing
influence and reach. Social media such as
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are now invading
the territory once dominated by traditional
media. Authors from key Asian countries explore
specific applications of new media in the field
of information and communication even as they
document case studies that exhibit their potential
in the industry of mass media. The book will be
scheduled to be released towards the last quarter of
2014.
Asian Journal of Communication
Six issues of the Asian Journal of Communication,
Volume 23, No 1 to 6 were published in 2013.
AMIC e-newsletter
The newsletter goes out monthly to AMIC
members and other parties interested in the media
and AMIC activities. The Newsletter features
updates on activities, conferences, workshops,
research projects and publications implemented by
AMIC and its partners.

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CONFERENCES

More than 300 local and

international delegates
attended the four-day
Conference held at Melia
Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. The conference
featured three plenary
sessions and 39 parallel
sessions in various substreams including three
conducted in Bahasa.

22nd International Annual Conference,

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The 2013 conference was organised in partnership
with the Department of Communication, Faculty of
Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah
Mada. It was held from July 47, 2013 at the
Hotel Meli Purosani, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The
theme of the conference was Transformational
Communication and the New Asia. During the
four-day conference, some 300 delegates were
exposed to thought-provoking presentations and
papers from media experts, industry practitioners
and academics who provided retrospective
and introspective views on Asian media and
communication, besides looking at the prospects
for the media scene in the coming years. The
discussions and papers presented in the conference
were also the seedbed for the development of a
textbook on the same theme, with special focus on
the impact of social media.
There were three (3) plenary sessions on key
issues, namely:
Transformation of Indonesian Media:
Challenges and Opportunities
Development Communication and the New
Asia: still a role?
New Media, Old Media Ethics
In addition, 39 parallel sessions in various substreams were conducted. Of these three were
conducted in Bahasa for local participants on
topics specific to Indonesia.

2013 AMIC Asian Communication Award

Dr. M. Alwi Dahlan, Emeritus Professor in
Communication at the University of Indonesia,
Jakarta, received the AMIC Asian Communication
Award for his outstanding contribution to
communication research and education in
Indonesia and internationally.
The second awardee, Mr. Jakob Oetama, President
and CEO of Kompas Gramedia, one of Indonesias
largest media conglomerates, was conferred
the Award for his outstanding contribution
to excellence in print journalism and media
development in Indonesia.

Prof Ang Peng Hwa

(left), Chairman, AMIC
presented a token of
appreciation to Mr.
Tifatul Sembiring,
Minister of Youth and
Sports after delivering
his Special Message at
the Opening Ceremony
on 4 July 2013.

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Both Awardees received their plaques from

AMICs Chairman, Professor Ang Peng Hwa.
As Mr. Jakob Oetama was in ill health, his
award was accepted on his behalf by Mr.
Ninok Leksono, Senior Editor of Kompas.
Radio Asia 2013
AMIC co-organised RadioAsia 2013 with the
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and
the Voice of Vietnam with the theme, Radio
and Social Media: Where to Next?
In its ninth year, the conference brought
together leading radio broadcasters,
practitioners, communication specialists,
policy makers, and academics from across the
Asia-Pacific and beyond. Some 40 eminent
speakers shared their expertise in various

aspects of radio and communications with

200 delegates. The conference was held from
2931 July 2013 at the Melia Hanoi Hotel,
Vietnam. AMIC took charge of the conference
programme as well as two plenary sessions,
namely, Community Radio and Social
Change: A Voice for the Voiceless? and
Broadcast Media and the Citizen Journalist.
AMIC Secretary-General Martin Hadlow
served as master of ceremonies and chaired
the opening ceremonies and plenary session.
AMIC Research and Publication Head
Rachel Khan was a moderator for a workshop
on Radio and Emergency situations:
Broadcasters Vital Role and spoke in the
plenary on citizen journalism.

Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, chaired the UNESCO Emeritus Dialogue
with the theme Development Communication and the New Asia: Still a Role?. LR: Prof Alwi Dahlan,
Indonesia, Prof John Lent, Temple University, USA, Prof Crispin Maslog, Philippines, Chin Saik Yoon,
Malaysia and Prof Binod Agrawal, Taleem Research Foundation, India.

Mr Ninok Leksono (left), Senior Editor

of Kompas received the AMIC Asian
Communication Award (ACA) on behalf of the
awardee, Mr Jakob Oetama who was not able to
attend the Award Ceremony. Prof. M Alwi Dahlan
(right), Emeritus Professor in Communication,
University of Indonesia, Jakarta was the second
awardee of ACA.

AMIC welcomed a new member to the Board of Directors, Prof Dato Sri Dr Syed Arabi Bin Syed Abdullah
Idid (second from right) at the AMIC Annual General Meeting held during the Annual Conference. Other
board members (LR): are Dr Joseph Man Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mr Martin Hadlow,
AMIC, Mr Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, Prof Ang Peng Hwa, Wee Kim Wee School
of Communication & Information, NTU, Singapore, and Dr Binod Agrawal, Director, Taleem Research
Foundation, India.

Prof Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, AMIC presented a

token of appreciation to Dr Erwan Agus Purwanto
(right), Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political
Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. The
Faculty was local host for the Annual Conference.

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CAPACITY BUILDING
UN World Press Freedom Day
The UNs World Press Freedom Day (3rd May,
2013) was marked in Singapore with a workshop
jointly organised by AMIC and the Asia Journalism
Fellowship (AFJ) programme of the Wee Kim Wee
School of Communication and Information. The one
day event was held in the WAN-IFRA Newsplex
Centre at the School and brought together more
than 20 regional journalists who were studying at
the NTU under the AJF programme. In his opening
remarks, the AMIC Secretary-General, Martin
Hadlow, spoke of the importance of press freedom
and also outlined his previous work with UNESCO
in promoting freedom of expression in Afghanistan,
Kazakhstan and elsewhere. Mr. Paul Broom, the
Director of Political Affairs at the British High
Commission in Singapore, was guest speaker and
also heard from the AJF journalists about the media
situation in many parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
He commended journalists worldwide in their
efforts to maintain press freedom. The AJF Fellows
briefed the workshop on the situation of press
freedom in their respective countries, while other
issues discussed included the rights of journalists,
impunity and objective reporting. Professor Cherian
George, Director of the AJF programme, brought
the workshop to a close by giving his insights on
journalists and the press in Singapore and he also
provided comparisons around the region.
Media Development Conference for Myanmar
Journalists
Organised by UNESCO, the conference (27th-30th
May) was held in Yangon and featured academics
and practitioners from across Asia. The key aim
of the conference was to orient practitioners
on the newly established free media regulatory
environment in Myanmar. AMICs Media Asia
Editor-in-Chief, Professor Cherian George, was
invited to speak about Journalism Education and
Ethics, while AMICs Research and Publications
Head, Rachel Khan, served as rapporteur in two
sessions.
ASEAN 2015 for working journalists
AMIC and both the EU Centre in Singapore
and the Konrad Adenaeur Foundation hosted
a workshop (13th-14th December) to engage
journalists and foreign correspondents in SouthEast Asia on the subject of Reporting ASEAN and
Regional Community Building. The workshop

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featured ASEAN and other regional experts from

different backgrounds and sectors who briefed
journalists on some of the challenges faced by ASEAN
in constructing an ASEAN Community by 2015. The
workshop also looked at the role of external partners
and discussed the experiences of other regions, such as
Europe, in developing regional entities.

The one-day workshop served as a platform for journalists sharing their

experiences on reporting on ASEAN as well as for regional experts dwelling on
the challenges faced by ASEAN in constructing an ASEAN Community by 2015.

Above: Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee, Director (right), EU Centre, Singapore, delivering her Introductory
Address to thirty participants comprising journalists and correspondents from the eight
ASEAN nations, and speakers at the two-day workshop. Below: The event included a visit
to the EU Delegation whereby Dr Michael Pulch, the Ambassador (Singapore office) gave
a briefing on the cooperative ties between the EU and ASEAN.

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PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

The Secretary-General, Martin Hadlow was
keynote speaker during the 2nd annual Philippine
Communication Research Conference with the
theme: Communication in a Glocalized World
held at the University of the Philippines, Diliman,
Quezon City on February 14-16, 2013.
The Secretary-General spoke on a panel with
the theme of Attracting and Retaining Talents
at the first International Conference on Broadcast
Training held in Kuala Lumpur from 5 to 26
February, 2013. The conference was organized
by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting
Development (AIBD) and Instititut Penerangan
dan Penerangan Tun Abdul Razak (IPPTAR).
The Secretary-General was a lead speaker at
a panel, entitled The Changing Landscape in
Asian Media, at the Pinoy Media Congress that
was organized by the Philippines Association of
Communication Educators (PACE), in Manila.
Rachel Khan was plenary speaker in the
ASEAN conference on Exploring Media Ethics
and Self-Regulation in Bangkok, Thailand,
18-19 October 2013, organised by the Thai

Telecommunication and Broadcast Commission.

She also spoke on another panel, Media Ethics:
The Philippine scenario.
Martin Hadlow was invited as a guest speaker
at the Asian Media Summit 2013, held at
Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The annual event
was organized by the Asia-Pacific Institute for
Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and hosted by
the Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology, Indonesia.
AMIC was a media partner of the Digital
Journalism World 2013 event held in Singapore
from 7 to 8 October. The conference highlighted
new approaches to journalism as the profession
embraced new technologies and innovations in the
digital sphere, while leaving old paradigms behind.
AMICs Research and Publications Manager,
Rachel Khan attended the inaugural event.
AMIC was selected as a regional partner for
UNESCOs Global Forum on Media and Gender
Conference. The event was held from 2 to 4
December, 2013 in Bangkok.

Martin Hadlow spoke on a panel, Attracting and Retaining Talents at the International
Conference on Broadcast Training held in Kuala Lumpur. In his speech, he made reference to
whether public service and Government broadcasting agencies continue to follow traditional
patterns of recruitment for programme formats.

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Martin Hadlow speaking on The Changing Landscape in

Asian Media at the Pinoy Media Congress. He also shared
his views on a range of topics relating to development
communication and the future of journalism education in a
follow-up Q&A session with students.

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VISITORS
Two groups from Indonesian media and
communication schools visited the AMIC
office as part of their study tour programme.
Professor Andi Faisal Bakti, Dean of the Faculty
of Communication of the Universitas Pancasila
in Jakarta, Indonesia, led a group of faculty and
students in a courtesy call on AMICs new Acting
Secretary-General Martin Hadlow on 17 January
2013. They enjoyed a tour of AMICs facilities
and a briefing on AMICs work.
The second group was led by Dr Hafied
Cangara, Director of the Institute for Research
Communication Services, Hasanuddin University,
Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. His group also
comprised faculty and students.

Staff and students from Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Led by AMIC member and Universiti Teknologi

MARA (UiTM) Faculty, Associate Professor Dr
Kiranjit Kaur, the group visited AMIC to learn
more about AMICs work and its publications
activities. The UiTM students also visited the NTU
Media Library and the WAN-IFRA Newsplex.
Both facilities are located within the Wee Kim
Wee School of Communication and Information at
the NTU, AMICs host organization.

Staff and students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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MEMBERSHIP

At the end of 31 Dec 2013, AMIC has a total of 270 members of which 68 are Lifetime, 179
Individual and 23 Institutional members. The year ended on a high note with an increase of
Lifetime members from 59 to 68.
2012
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Canada
China
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong SAR
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Macau
Malaysia
Oman
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
USA
TOTAL

14

2013

Individual

Institutional Individual

Institutional

6
5

1
1

1
1

2
5

59
21
4

11

1
16

1
1

1
4
1
7
9
3
1
2
1
10
156

4
1
1
1
3
1

62
11
7
1
1
11
2
1

3
1

1
2
1
14

1
31
10
3
3
1
7
5
11
179

Lifetime
Membership
10
5
2

5
4

1
3

2
1
2
12
1
3
1
5
1

2
1

2
2
23

3
5
2
1
1
2
9
68

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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
The generous support of a large number of institutions during the year has enabled AMIC to pursue its
interests in research, publication, seminars and workshops.

Institutions that have provided assistance and

support
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Asia Radio Today

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
BCA, Indonesia
College of Development Communication,
University of the Philippines
College of Mass Communication,
University of the Philippines
Commercial Radio Australia
Digital Radio
European Union Centre, Singapore
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
GFK Asia
Himgiri Nabh Vishwavidyalaya,
Dehradhum, India
12. International Programme for the
Development of Communication

(IPDC), UNESCO, Paris
13. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14. Kementerian Pemua dan Dlahraga, Indonesia
15. Kompas, Indonesia
16. Kominfo, Indonesia
17. Ministry of Communications & Information,

Singapore
18. Ministry of Communications & Information,

Indonesia

19.
20.


21.

22.
23.
24.
25.
26.

27.
28.
29.
30.
31.


32.

Ministry of Youth and Sports, Indonesia

National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission (NBTC),
Thailand
Philippines Association of Communication
Educators Foundation (PACE)
Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI)
Taylor & Francis
T+1 Media, UK
Telkom Indonesia
UNESCO, Bangkok, Jakarta, New Delhi,
and Paris
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
Universitas Pancasila, Indonesia
University of Queensland, Australia
Voice of Vietnam
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication
and Information, Nanyang Technological
University (NTU), Singapore
World DMB

Partner Institutions
1. Asian Journalism Fellowship
2. Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting

Development (AIBD)

DOCUMENTATION
AMIC staff continue to enjoy full services, resources
and facilities at the Asian Communication Resource
Centre (ACRC)*, which is one of the seven libraries
within the NTU Library System. The continuing
donation of publications by AMIC enhanced the
growing collection of books, electronic journals and
databases acquired by the NTU Library. Many of
the AMIC publications are now stored in the digital

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repository DR-NTU (http://dr.ntu.edu.sg/) which is

open to world-wide access. An overview of library
resources, services and facilities can be found at
the ACRC Blog (http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/
acrc) and the NTU Library Homepage (http://www.
ntu.edu.sg/library).
*The ACRC is being renamed by the NTU as the
Communication and Information Library.

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AMIC Annual
Annual Report

Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)

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Tel: (65) 67927570
Fax: (65) 67927129
Email: enquiries@amic.org.sg
www.amic.org.sg

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