At the Dart Centre AsPac we are launching a new program to combat #TFGBV & #HateSpeech in the #Mekong Region. Supported by @unesco.org it will help journalists to tackle this rising threat with an innovative tool suite. www.linkedin.com/pulse/dcap-l...

Getting disturbing footage of journalist colleagues and activists protesting against the proposed media control bill in Maldives being arrested and detained.

📌Nepali Journalists' Valor Amidst Civil Unrest This isn't just a story; it's their community, their home, where their families live. - www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

On same day as the tsunami warnings hit nationwide, Japan recorded its highest ever temperature

Sri Lanka civil war was brutal, there were a number of atrocities, too many to count, where the innocent suffered. High on the known list is #Chemmani, a mass grave where so far 80 skeletal remains have been recovered, including those of minors www.facebook.com/kumana93/pos...

Meta Oversight Board Seeks Public info on new Philippines Case Focusing on Political Misinformation, Third-Party Fact Checking www.oversightboard.com/news/philipp...

Young #SriLanka journos are using #AI to fill in the historic gaps while reporting on the on-going excavation work at #Chemmani mass graves. So far 72 skeletal remains have been recovered - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Using #AI allows non-native English speakers to gain wider coverage for their reporting, potentially higher $/brand value. Many AsPac journos are benefiting, ‼️but the skills' deficit is prompting unethical, unproffessional use of AI as well - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

⭕️ Join Dart Centre Asia Pacific LinkedIn community, where we share, discuss latest research & ideas in trauma informed journalism, act as a forum for the AsPac journalism community & develop new collaborations. www.linkedin.com/company/dart...

Few journalists I know are using #AI to redraft, edit & fine tune copies/pitches. One told me he uses AI to write his stories by inputting instructions & source reporting. www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

In this paper we introduce the #DigitalFlakJacket as a safety measure for journalists against #TechnologyFacilitatedThreats, emphasising emotional labour & lived experience as key to safe hybrid workspace url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bnj7CNLJ95...

Are you a journalist, an influencer or a bit of both when it suits? As legacy media influence wanes in 🇱🇰, journalism suffers, 'journalists cannot seem to figure out whether they are professional journalists or influencers, switching between both roles as it suits them' ijnet.org/en/story/pri...

Viera was confronted with an emotional vortex last year; while nursing her newborn, she was also curating graphic images at her work. She felt emotionally vulnerable, but she did find the safe space to continue her work – details - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The 2024 public protests in #Bangladesh took a heavy toll on the media community, at least 5 media professionals were killed. A story that should not be forgotten and ignored. www.facebook.com/amantha.pere...

In February, there was an unprecedented tsunami of crypto-scam ads targeting two very well-known journalists in Sri Lanka, one of whom was @amanthap.bsky.social | Trust, and template-based crypto-scams: How scammers are targeting specific audiences in Sri Lanka www.linkedin.com/pulse/trust-...

The Trump regime's foreign-aid freeze, tariffs and deportations threaten the US' position and goodwill across Southasia, and China stands ready to step further in, @amanthap.bsky.social writes www.himalmag.com/politics/uni...

More resources for journalists covering and impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar and who are also residing in and reporting from Thailand: 3) dartcenter.org/resources/in... 4) dartcenter.org/resources/pr... #DartCenter #traumainformedjournalism #journalismsafety

Journalists who are covering and impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar and who are also residing in and reporting from Thailand, check our pertinent reporting and safety resources: 1) bit.ly/4c929Db 2) bit.ly/3Eal6Zw #DartCenter #traumainformedjournalism #journalismsafety

Southasia's weak negotiating position with the United States on trade and #tariffs strengthens what #China can offer the region as an alternative market and global power. Its prominence as a lender in #Southasia only adds to its sway, @amanthap.bsky.social writes.

On the path to making China great 👇- @himalmag.bsky.social

Myanmar exemplifies how the volatility of US policy can have drastic consequences across the world, including in Southasia. @amanthap.bsky.social

The Trump administration's policies including foreign aid freezes, tariffs and deportations threaten to erode the US' goodwill across Southasia, and China stands ready to step further in, @amanthap.bsky.social writes:

#SriLanka PM Dr Harini Amarasuriya office says Facebook Meta failing to curb the spread of fake content using images of well-known professionals. The criticism follows Meta's failure to crack down on a recent flood of fake content - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

According to @geneweingarten.bsky.social, Washington Post media critic @erikwemple.bsky.social wrote a column about Jeff Bezos's new libertarian marching orders for the opinion section, but it was spiked. geneweingarten.substack.com/p/spiked

❌A crytpo-scam using images of well known #SriLanka personalities continues to proliferate, Meta, FBeither incapable and/or unwilling to take effective measures to curb the spread - Details @sanjanah.bsky.social 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/sanjan...

Impact of #USAID funding freeze felt across the region in the media rights, protection, and human rights space. I know from personal communications that programs in #SriLanka, #Bangladesh, #Fiji and #Nepal have been suspended or scaled down - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

An old image of me was used in a fake post by a #CryptoCurrency scam, it took me 10hrs to get the post removed. And I am not the only target in the sophisticated racket - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

#China steps into fund housing project for artists/journalists in #SriLanka #USAID

🇱🇰Bar Association 'did not utter a single word about him or the need to do him justice even 16yrs after he was bludgeoned to death - Daughter of slian #lka journo #LasanthaWickrematunge - Details - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

If #USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in www.politico.com/newsletters/...

“Are you going to be brave? Are you going to be a coward?” he asked himself. “Are you going to take a stand?” theintercept.com/2025/02/10/s...

A journey that began in 2011 renews. The work Dart AsPac does in the region has been no more important than it is now. Joining hands with @resiliencewithcait.bsky.social & Dr. Kimina Lyall to develop, foster & enforce safe & professional journalism.

A New Path Forward - Dart Centre Asia Pacific is entering a new phase in its operation and governance.

Twitter account's also gone, as are country specific USAID pages. Only Facebook account lives on. What's unfolding, enabled by Musk, is incredible. | What To Know About Trump’s USAID Changes—After Elon Musk’s DOGE Accesses Classified Info www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

🔘 Impact of the freeze on US State Dep funds will hv mutlifold impacts 🔘 Was informed by an org I hv been working with that all US funded projects suspended for 3 months pending evaluation on whether they align with new administration policies or not 🔘 Nothing likely to change in the next 6 months

The doco The Stringer has reignited the dialogue on the treatment of local journos who work as freelancers or fixers collaborating with foreign correspondents. My own experiences fixing have been largely positive, not so for most of my colleagues though - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

And so it begins, again…

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

Lasantha Wickrematunge 16th Death Anniversary Commemorations - Graveside Borella General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Spoke to a few fact-checkers based in Asia, those at the coalface, they did not hear even a murmur of Meta pulling the plug, news came last night, like a thunderbolt. Now left thunderstruck

It's really bad. Sharing some bullet points, and rough notes informing an article I've been asked to pen on the impact the new policy changes will have on Global South. Applies, I'd argue, to everyone using Facebook's apps, anywhere in the world. @davidkaye.bsky.social @amanthap.bsky.social

The high price of journalism in #SriLanka - In Memoriam - Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge, assassinated Jan 8, 2009. Killed by opponents who held high office, betrayed by friends when they could shed light on who was behind the murder www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

About 5 years ago Meta, specifically Facebook Journalism Project moved into communities like Sri Lanka, used unscrupulous interlocutors to gain access, leverage its influence in an attempt to quell growing global/national criticism. LIke now, suddenly when the mark was met, the plug was pulled 🔌

Where we’re at www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

All of Meta 10 fact checking partners will lose funding, some as early as March 1 www.facebook.com/formedia/mjp...

For a moving account of what the tsunami was like, and the impact it had, read @amanthap.bsky.social's LinkedIn post. bsky.app/profile/aman...

20yrs on form the #AsianTsunami - That night, wind howled through the beach like an evil spirit, the shrill cut you to the bone. The dead, they said, came back at night to claim the shore. #SriLanka www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

Boat with 102 Rohingya refugees stranded off beach where Sri Lanka 30yr war came to a bloody end in 2009, Latest reports say boat towed to naval base for assessment/assistance for those on board including women & children - Video @tamilguardian.bsky.social www.tamilguardian.com/content/over...

The silence of the Sri Lankan journalism community on the recent WhatsApp scam which left 100s of numbers, trove of comms vulnerable not only shows ignorance of the threat but also an abdication of duty of care, an abuse of trust, integrity & professionalism www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

When the elves walk with you on the walkways, no denying it’s that time of the year 🎄