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Reporter - Forty Years Covering Asia

by John McBeth
RM43.51 MYR RM25.23 MYR 42% off
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Memoir-style account of witnessing historic Asian changes.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the fascinating history of Asia. McBeth's personal experiences as a foreign correspondent covering political and economic affairs for over 40 years provide insights into the turbulent times and historic changes that occurred in the region. His candid storytelling style and analysis of the decline of print journalism make this book not only informative but also entertaining. Readers will gain a diverse perspective as McBeth introduces us to a cast of journalists, diplomats, officials, politicians, and generals he met and befriended along the way.

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Reporter - Forty Years Covering Asia

by John McBeth
RM43.51 MYR RM25.23 MYR 42% off
ISBN: 9789810873646
Authors: John McBeth
Publisher: Talisman Publishing
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Politics
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Politics, Asia, Politics, World History, Biography, History, Journalism
Goodreads rating: 3.33
(rated by 9 readers)

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Reporter is an account of John McBeth's 40-year journey through Asia,more than half of that time as a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, the venerable magazine long regarded as the region's English language Bible on political and economic affairs. While necessarily a memoir, the book is more a reflection of the lives of a small group of foreign journalists who came to Asia on a wing and a prayer -- and in McBeth's case by ship -- and stayed on as fascinated witnesses to a region going through turbulent times and historic change. Part-history, part-analysis, part story-telling and, in a smaller way, partcommentary on the salad days of print journalism and its steady decline under the onslaught of television and the Internet, Reporter introduces us to a diverse cast of journalists, diplomats, officials, politicians and generals McBeth meets and befriends along the way. The book deals with the five coups and attempted coups McBeth covered during his 16 years in Thailand; the Khmer Rouge reign of terror; the Indochinese refugee invasion; and the dramatic democratic transitions in South Korea and Indonesia, which helped change the face of once authorian Asia.
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Memoir-style account of witnessing historic Asian changes.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the fascinating history of Asia. McBeth's personal experiences as a foreign correspondent covering political and economic affairs for over 40 years provide insights into the turbulent times and historic changes that occurred in the region. His candid storytelling style and analysis of the decline of print journalism make this book not only informative but also entertaining. Readers will gain a diverse perspective as McBeth introduces us to a cast of journalists, diplomats, officials, politicians, and generals he met and befriended along the way.