Dear reader,
Over 100 people have bought tickets for our next “Jom cakap”, at 7pm on October 16th, at The Projector. It features three of Asia’s top journalists: Shibani Mahtani of The Washington Post, Karishma Vaswani of Bloomberg Opinion, and Sue-Lin Wong of The Economist.
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Dear reader,
We’re super excited about Jom’s next live event at 7pm on Monday, October 16th, at The Projector. “Jom cakap, let’s talk: correspondents in Asia—how three top journalists cover our region” will feature Shibani Mahtani, Karishma Vaswani and Sue-Lin Wong.
Shibani is an international investigative...
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Dear reader,
Our team is expanding! We’re looking to hire an arts editor, a part-time position. More details here. Do forward this to friends you think might be suitable.
Next, some shout-outs, first to the Jomrades who’ve written new letters in response to our recent essays: C Chee,...
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