Between the tiger and the crocodile Creating spaces for watchdog journalism in Asia

Newspaper circulation (2006) China - 98.7 million copies sold daily India - 88.9 million Japan - 69.1 million US - 52.3 million Germany - 21.1 million -World Association of Newspapers

China - 98.7 million copies sold daily

India - 88.9 million

Japan - 69.1 million

US - 52.3 million

Germany - 21.1 million

-World Association of Newspapers

Newspaper circulation growth -World Association of Newspapers +9.28 +2.30 World -5.18% -1.9% U.S. -5.63 -0.87 E.U. +3.61 Asia -2.82 -0.83 Japan +53.63 +12.93 India +15.53 +2.27 China 2001-2005 2005-2006

Newspaper circulation growth -World Association of Newspapers +2.44 -6.67 Taiwan +12.31 Thailand +19.00 +10.59 Korea +30.00 +8.30 Bangladesh +0.48 +4.06 Singapore +19.97 +1.82 Malaysia 2001-2005 2005-2006

The "Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Super Girl Contest”

Two leading “investigative” TV programs: Malaysia and the Philippines The Virgin’s Face on the Wall Sex workers work out of licensed hotel Sensational/ Bizarre Illegal recruiters Rapist on the loose Crime Dead men on govt’ payroll Stolen Sand Govt Wrongdoing Local officials take chickens Video Pirates Bribe Police Bribery/Extortion Teacher’s Pet Sex in Stairwell Sex Imbestigador Edisi Siasat

Burma revolution came to us by camera phone

Q: Why can’t erap resign? A: because that would be the intelligent thing to do. “ Do you think Erap should be jailed? If yes, press 1. If no, press 9834726588935422618495263324823960052843.” I do not want Erap to resign. Send this msg to 9 friends and in 3 days u will lose 9 friends.