Page 16 - 04/2022 PULSE@FASS e-Bulletin1

Seminars, Webinars and Talks Issue no. 4 | 2022
Crisis in the Media –A International Asian

new direction for the Studies Online

media industry in Consortium (ASOC) E-

Malaysia Student Conference

By Dr Rosya Izyanie Shamshudeen By Dr Sheila Devi Michael
The Department of Media
and Communication
Studies, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, Universiti
Malaya was honored to
organize a talk by Tan Sri
Johan Jaaffar on the media
industry in Malaysia on 13th
December, 2022. This was
the first of the hybrid lecture On 18 and 19 November, the Department of International
series titled “Krisis Media: Di Belakang Duri, di Depan Api” and Strategic Studies co-organized an International Asian
(The Crisis in the Media: Thorns Behind, Fire Ahead). Studies Online Consortium (ASOC) E-Student Conference
Nearly 200 participants, including students, lecturers, together with prominent universities and institutes in the
journalists and people form the media industry, attended region. The main organizer was Kyushu University Institute
the lecture. of Asia-Oceania Studies - Cultural Dynamic Cluster and the
other partners were Asia Centre, De La Salle University,
Tan Sri Johan is an influential figure in the Malaysian Nihon University, Toyo University, Taiwan Normal
media. He is a respected columnist, an award-winning University, University of the Philippines, Diliman.
creative writer, a journalist and an editor. He served as the
Chief Editor of Utusan Melayu previously. He presented The conference theme on Peace, Development,
insights and stories about the local media industry and Partnership in Asia: Post-Pandemic Future inspired the
shared his thoughts on the freedom of the press in participants to present their research papers and share
Malaysia with his alma mater in UM. their research interests whilst receiving constructive

feedback from the panelists. Participants consist of
postgraduate, undergraduate and high school students
who presented their research online on issues relating to
political science, economics, international relations,
sociology, history, anthropology, humanities, cultural
studies as well as humanities in Asia.

Among the winners was Aqmal Afiq bin Shamsul Bahri
from Universiti Malaya, who won the best research
presentation prize. Associate Professor Dr Jimmyn Parc
from the Department of East Asian Studies presented his
keynote speech on “The Need for a Strategic Partnership
in the Post-Pandemic Era” while Dr Sheila Devi Michael
from the Department of International and Strategic Studies
moderated the session.

The ASOC-E Conference achieved its objective by
providing a platform for the researchers and students
affiliated with the Asian universities and those who aspire
to pursue Asian Studies and harmonization in Asia.
Additionally, the conference managed to gather scholars
from the organising committee to conduct seminars on
Prof. Dr Hamedi giving a token of appreciation to Tan Sri Johan writing academic papers.
16 | Pulse @ FASS