The Back-End of Tech Stories

A. Asohan

21-Feb-16 10:00

In order to catch up with the rapidly evolving world, we surround ourselves with various media materials on technology. We watch videos of gadget reviews and read articles on the future of the Internet of Things to catch up. So, how do these media outlet make sure their content is relevant to us? And how do they go about making sure that it works? We explore.

Here are the segments of the episode:

1:05 - Asia Calling 1 - Former child soldier in Thailand shares his experience

9:08 - Asia Calling 2 - Islamic State's kidnap victim in Afghanistan lives to tell the tale

16:49 - The Back-End of Tech Stories

This episode was produced by Aziff Azuddin, Sharyl Kaur, Aisyah Tajuddin, and Muhammad Haniff Baharudin.

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Tags: technology, technology journalism, consumer tech, enterprise tech, gadget reviews, child soldiers

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