{"id":3561,"date":"2022-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2022-09-15T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T10:12:30","slug":"daily-markup-590-eastern-standard-times-wants-to-make-minority-voices-mainstream-and-more-from-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #590: Eastern Standard Times wants to make minority voices mainstream, and more from this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/QspakIWB8lBzumBst9fuFqEkU2x9HoqR4vB6ITXl-KurW5hlPgQdSENB90fUzQNDspt9puk1nilyC9uwphu0a_Ippd_vBq8T6AfPeYNK-wAyVrXUwAcvF6GVEIrRr9SoxUnKN2Sr0I9olLGeUf6DVykEGXBLrniwtsJvaomV4FFubOw4SZINWHoNLQ\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: WA Today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>True representation in mainstream media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cA really important pillar for me was that stories were told by the people who would live them,\u201d said Keshia Hannam, Editor-in-Chief of 500-backed media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternstandardtimes.com\/\">Eastern Standard Times (EST)<\/a>. \u201cI go to them and say what story do you want to tell? And then we fund it.\u201d<\/li><li>After a brief hiatus from journalism, brought about by a disappointment in the lack of Asian representation in mainstream media, Keshia moved to Australia to take the helm at EST with a renewed sense of vigor.<\/li><li>The goal? <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Duy55T\">To make the East standard \u2014 as standard as the West<\/a>. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s part of our responsibility to make sure that people feel like their stories in these countries \u2014 where typically there isn\u2019t a large media industry for humanity-based stories \u2014 has legs to kind of be seen,\u201d she explained.<\/li><li>EST aims to be a hybrid of Vice Media and New York Times. Each week the team produces short-form videos for Gen Z Asians created by a group of women who were born and raised in Asia and now work in diaspora markets.<\/li><li>Some of the stories the platform has told are of Kee Moo, a queer group from Northern Thailand who talk about their identity and journey, as well as a mini-documentary about Chinese-Australian sculptor NC Qin, who turns fragile glass into weapons and armor. EST is currently promoting an episode on the billion-dollar hair industry and its exploitation of Asian women.<\/li><li>But Keshia is ambitious yet careful about how she positions EST. \u201cI don\u2019t want to become a special interest company,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like we need to actually start infiltrating Channel Seven\u2019s, the Channel Nine\u2019s of the world. I don\u2019t think it serves us to keep being like \u2018if you like exotic content,\u2019 [come to us].\u201d<\/li><li>Read the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Duy55T\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stories you may have missed this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup586\">GXS Bank<\/a>, Singapore\u2019s first digital bank by Grab and Singtel, launches savings account with up to 1.58% annual interest rates<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup587\">Cargobase<\/a> builds the world\u2019s first Autonomous Transport Management System to help businesses go digital affordably<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup588\">Nas Academy<\/a> and YGG launch Web3 Metaversity to teach future skills and uncover new income opportunities<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup589\">Bukalapak<\/a> and Standard Chartered launch BukaTabungan, a fully paperless service for the underbanked in Indonesia<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Lc7AUz\">Gilmour Space Technologies<\/a> and Commercial Space Technologies signed an agreement to offer an affordable launch solution to satellite customers.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RLZX9C\">A consortium including Carsome<\/a> that won one of five Malaysian digital bank licenses aims to serve small businesses.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3DlI6SN\">Grab<\/a> and Coca-Cola announced an integrated regional partnership to unlock growth opportunities in a booming digital consumer market.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>True representation in mainstream media \u201cA really important pillar for me was that stories were told by the people who would live them,\u201d said Keshia Hannam, Editor-in-Chief of 500-backed media platform Eastern Standard Times (EST). \u201cI go to them and say what story do you want to tell? 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