Shibani Mahtani

    Investigative Correspondent, The Washington Post

    Shibani Mahtani is a Singapore-based international investigative correspondent for The Washington Post. She joined The Post’s foreign desk in 2018 as the Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Bureau Chief and was honored with awards including a Human Rights Press Award, a Society of Publishers in Asia Award, and was most recently a finalist for the Livingston Awards in 2023. Prior to joining The Post, Shibani was a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Singapore, Myanmar and Chicago.

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    • 27 May

      Sat

    • 11:30  - 12:30
      Governments in the Asia Pacific region have stepped up regulations in the digital economy space (internet access, content moderation, online misinformation, etc.). These new regulations, which are often imposed with little or no democratic debate have restricted public awareness and often have severe consequences for journalists and social media influencers in countries where freedom of speech is already strictly controlled. How should the media industry tackle this growing threat? What collaborative measures could we undertake to ensure rule of law and protect free speech? This session can be viewed live on AAJA-Asia's YouTube channel: : https://youtube.com/live/DwdEAFlEIWQ?feature=share
      Plenary
      Where
      Google Singapore Office - Everest Room



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