2019 Events

Thank you for joining us to celebrate World News Day 2019 on September 28, 2019

Live Show — highlighting stories that make a difference

Exciting. Honest. Dangerous. Freedom. Bias. Propaganda. Truth. These were some of the answers from people asked to describe journalism in one word for a live video show to mark World News Day 2019. The video took a behind-the-scenes peek at how journalists cover everything from breaking news to exposing government corruption.

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Coverage of World News Day 2019

Fiji Sun featured ST Editor-in-chief, Warren Fernandez' commentary in its pages.
Fiji Sun featured ST Editor-in-chief, Warren Fernandez’ commentary in its pages.
A page of opinion pieces on news and journalism on the occasion of World News Day in Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily
A page of opinion pieces on news and journalism on the occasion of World News Day in Malaysia’s Sin Chew Daily
Publico in Portugal ran an article on deep fakes on World News Day.
Publico in Portugal ran an article on deep fakes on World News Day.
Zero Hora in Brazil running a World News Day package with stories from Jakarta Post, Suddeutsche Zeitung, OEM Mexico, Bangkok Post, Times of India and China Daily.
Zero Hora in Brazil running a World News Day package with stories from Jakarta Post, Suddeutsche Zeitung, OEM Mexico, Bangkok Post, Times of India and China Daily.
ages A30 and A31 of a 14-page supplement in The Straits Times, Singapore.
ages A30 and A31 of a 14-page supplement in The Straits Times, Singapore.

  • Credible news vital for public debate: ST editor

    In an increasingly complex world with misinformation on the rise, journalists play a crucial role in providing reliable information to support reasoned debate. That is why the work that professional newsrooms do, in fact-checking and ensuring a balanced, objective and unvarnished account of events, is so important, said Mr Warren Fernandez, editor of The Straits…

  • Reporting the truth, no matter how painful

    One journalist spent her birthday at a morgue, watching as plastic bags filled with the limbs of victims in Sri Lanka’s bomb attacks on churches in April were brought in. It was so horrific, she could not report it. Another witnessed the lifeless body of a youth, shot by Philippine police in the country’s war…

  • ST live show highlights stories that made a difference

    Exciting. Honest. Dangerous. Freedom. Bias. Propaganda. Truth. These were some of the answers from people asked to describe journalism in one word for a live video show by The Straits Times to mark World News Day yesterday, which celebrates the work of professional news organisations and aims to raise public awareness of the role that…

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Event highlights

World News Day 2019We celebrated the event on September 28 at Eneterprise Development Centre, ITE College central, Singapore. Here are some highlights.

Asia Journalism Fellows share their experiences on October 2, 2019

Four Asian Journalism Fellows visited The Straits Times newsroom on October 2, 2019. They shared moving accounts of their experiences from covering the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka to Duterte’s drug war in the Philippines. 

  • Kalani Kumarasinghe, Deputy Features Editor, The Daily Mirror, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
  • Victoria Tulad, Senior News Correspondent, GMA Network
  •  Maran Htoi Aung, Editor, Kachin Waves
  •  Tshering Palden, Chief Reporter, Kuensel