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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Journalists do their jobs without much fanfare or recognition. In those rare moments when their work is singled out and heralded, the notoriety can boost their profile, their bottom line and their opportunities to take on bigger challenges. This story is about what happens when some out and proud LGBTQ+ journalists shoot for the stars and find out their work never even got to the launchpad. On Thursday, the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announced the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards . It was cause for both celebration and consternation; Not because of any controversy over who was selected, but because the group made no mention of winners in four categories: Excellence in Blogging ; HIV/AIDS ; health/fitness ; and, The Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism. Those who paid fees, ranging from $15 to $40 for each entry, made it known in a Google Group of … [Read more...] about LGBTQ+ Journalists Group Withholds Awards, Keeps Entry Money

Content creators are making calls to tax experts, chartered accountants and influencer marketing agencies to understand what a new clause, Section 194R in the Income-tax Act which is applicable to social media influencers, means for them. Ocean Sharma, an e-sports player with an Instagram following of 328,000, is reaching out to his CA friends to find out more about the new provision which mandates tax deducted at source (TDS) on freebies influencers receive from businesses for sales promotion. It was Budget 2022 -23 that had brought in the provision of TDS at 10 percent for any person providing any benefit or perquisite exceeding Rs 20,000 in a year to a resident arising from the business or profession of such resident. For influencers, this means that they will have to disclose the free samples they receive from brands or companies while filing their income tax return and TDS will be applicable if the freebies are retained by them since such items will be deemed a … [Read more...] about Here’s what the new TDS rule means for social media influencers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Most producers focus on producing content for full-length films or television series, which creates a glut of producers (supply) compared to potential distributors of that content (demand). This imbalance leads to inevitable results under the law of supply and demand, putting producers at a distinct disadvantage. Given the bourgeoning means of distribution in this digital age, producers would gain an advantage if they focused on creating content for alternative platforms. I routinely hear from budding producers with grand plans for the next “Star Wars” franchise before they get their feet wet with smaller projects, which is just not going to happen. If they gained traction and credibility by proving their chops by producing content for alternative platforms, they would have more leverage in later creating film and TV content if that is their desire. One way to gain traction is to create shorts that can be shown on social … [Read more...] about CREATING CONTENT FOR ALTERNATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA

BRUSSELS: TikTok is promising to do a better job at protecting users from hidden ads, following complaints from consumer protection groups that users, particularly the app's millions of teenage fans, are not aware that many videos try to sell them something. The EU Commission has announced that, after more than a year of talks, the makers of what is currently the world's most downloaded app have agreed to adapt their approach to EU rules and let users know when they are watching an ad. In future, consumers will be able to recognise all types of advertising on TikTok, said Didier Reynders, the responsible EU commissioner. However TikTok is still refusing to stop personalising ads for children, consumer protection authorities say. TikTok's success, which has seen it downloaded more than a billion times on Android phones alone, has been accompanied by much criticism. Following concerns that child abusers were using the app, beloved by teenagers, for grooming, TikTok has improved … [Read more...] about TikTok promises to stop hidden ads after consumer groups complain

This article first appeared in Capital, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022. - A + A Bermaz Auto Bhd Target price: RM2.40 ADD CGS-CIMB RESEARCH (JUNE 14) : BAuto’s 4QFY22 revenue rose 44% quarter on quarter due to stronger contribution from Malaysia (+45% q-o-q) and the Philippines (+34% q-o-q) on the back of higher sales volume, which grew 47% and 30% q-o-q respectively. The group also attributed the stronger sales in Malaysia to higher contributions from new model launches for Kia and Peugeot, which grew 29% and 94% q-o-q respectively. BAuto declared a combined interim and special dividend per share of 4.5 sen for the quarter, bringing the total dividend for FY22 to 8.75 sen, significantly above our expectation of 6.5 sen. Overall, the dividend payout rose from 56% in FY21 to 65% in FY22. BAuto’s Ebit margin for FY22 expanded 2.1 percentage points year on year to 8.6% due to (1) a discontinuation of aggressive … [Read more...] about Brokers Digest: Local Equities – Bermaz Auto Bhd, MyEG Services Bhd, Genting Bhd, Scientex Bhd

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd on Wednesday announced the appointment of Chu Kok Wei and Novan Amirudin as co-chief executive officers (co-CEOs) of its group wholesale banking business effective July 18. The appointments by CIMB confirm a report by theedgemarkets.com last month that the banking group is looking to split the CEO job at its group wholesale banking segment. This would result in co-CEO positions to separately oversee the treasury and markets segment as well as the corporate and investment banking segment, multiple sources familiar with the matter had said. Prior to this, the head of wholesale banking position had been left vacant at CIMB after Omar Siddiq resigned from the post in January to take on the position of HSBC Bank Malaysia CEO. In Wednesday’s statement, CIMB said Chu and Novan will head specific business pillars within wholesale banking but will be jointly responsible for the overall wholesale banking … [Read more...] about CIMB appoints Chu Kok Wei, Novan Amirudin as co-CEOs of group wholesale banking business

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has appointed Chu Kok Wei and Novan Amirudin as co-chief executive officers (co-CEOs) of its group wholesale banking business effective July 18, 2022. The bank, in a statement, said Chu and Novan will head specific business pillars within wholesale banking but will be jointly responsible for the overall Wholesale Banking business. They will both report directly to group CEO Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad. Chu, who has been with CIMB for almost 20 years, is currently the group head, treasury & markets of CIMB Group. With his appointment as co-CEO, group wholesale banking, Chu will continue to lead group treasury and markets with added responsibility over the financial institutions group. Novan will oversee group private and investment banking, corporate coverage, public sector and government group and group corporate banking. He is joining CIMB Group from a global investment bank, where he was most recently head of equity capital … [Read more...] about CIMB appoints Chu Kok Wei and Novan Amirudin as co-CEOs of group wholesale banking business

On May 2, just hours before Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade , the anti-abortion group Focus on the Family released a series of alarmist ads on Facebook and Instagram. They contain assorted motifs from a now-familiar playbook of anti-abortion canon: In one, the words “I’M ALIVE” accompany a bright-eyed infant’s photographed image; in another, an exhortation to “help a vulnerable mom choose LIFE!” is stamped over a baby’s feet. But all are accompanied by the same fear-mongering caption (“Scared. Overwhelmed. Hopeless. These emotions and more pulsate through an abortion-minded woman.”) and plea for money (“Just $60 saves a life!”). advertisement advertisement The ads would appear to violate Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta’s policy against misinformation in advertisements: Research debunks a link between abortion and negative mental health outcomes either … [Read more...] about Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, social media is rife with anti-abortion misinformation

Co-ed quartet Kard on Wednesday made its full group comeback after nearly two years with the new album Re: , through which the group hopes to embark on a new start of their musical journey. The four bandmates, consisting of two female members Minseo and Jiwoo alongside male members BM and J. Seph -- said they felt like they were redebuting in preparing the new album, so named the album Re: . “When you add the prefix ‘re-’ in front of a verb, it means to do that action again. As we’re returning after a long while, we’re here with a refreshed mind and passion, which was best described with ‘re-,’” BM said during the act’s comeback press conference in Seoul on Wednesday afternoon. “We felt like we were starting again and wanted to do really well this time,” Jiwoo said, adding the album signifies a “restart” and “redebut.” The group is making a complete comeback as a group one year and 10 months since the single album Way With Words released in August 2021. This was the … [Read more...] about K-pop group Kard does what it does best with comeback album ‘Re:’

The National Telecommunications Commissions Office in Quezon City. (File photo by NIÑO JESUS ORBETA / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines — More groups have denounced the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block websites, including those of independent media, that would be accused of being “affiliated to and are supporting terrorist and terrorist organizations.” The NTC should retract the order and “allow the alternative media to fulfill our duty to the public,” PinoyMedia Center Inc. (PMC), publisher of the alternative news magazine Pinoy Weekly, said in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement was signed by PMC Chair Rolando Tolentino and Secretary Antonio La Viña. “NTC and NSC’s [National Security Council] action is an outright violation of our freedom of the press and of expression and an affront to the people’s right to information, especially with the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation and malinformation on … [Read more...] about More groups decry NTC order to block sites linked to ‘terrorist organizations’