After being operated for 122 years as one of the olderst newspaper in Malaysia, on Dec 1st, the final of print edition Malay Mail has publishes before fully transition to digital platform.
The first print was published on December 1st, 1896 founded by John Henry Matthews Robson, former colonial government officer. It used to be a free lunchtime paper with 100,000 copies circulated around the Klang Valley that more focus on the local happenings and was known as “The Paper That Cares”
The first print was published on December 1st, 1896 founded by John Henry Matthews Robson, former colonial government officer. It used to be a free lunchtime paper with 100,000 copies circulated around the Klang Valley that more focus on the local happenings and was known as “The Paper That Cares”
The tabloid-format newspaper was part of NSTP Bhd's newspaper stable for many years but since 2012, the paper has been under the ownership of Redberry Media Group, publishing news on both its online portal and print
The newspaper industry is encounter sunset stage and bleakest future in its entire history and many had already stopped publication. For the last edition of Malay Mail, there ara 60 pages content of rembrance edition and over 10,000 copies has being printed.
I have been assign to documenting the last month of Malay Mail print edition. From how journalists and photographers in the field carry out their tasks up to the process of Malay Mail newspaper being prints itself and deliver it to vendors and stalls.
It was sorrowful to see those people behind the scenes put all effort into produce the best-printed newspaper every day and ensure carry truthful news to readers though it is the last month for the print edition. They go back late at night, walking desk to desk to check every single page and always come up with magnificent picture and outstanding headline for the front page.
The newspaper industry is encounter sunset stage and bleakest future in its entire history and many had already stopped publication. For the last edition of Malay Mail, there ara 60 pages content of rembrance edition and over 10,000 copies has being printed.
I have been assign to documenting the last month of Malay Mail print edition. From how journalists and photographers in the field carry out their tasks up to the process of Malay Mail newspaper being prints itself and deliver it to vendors and stalls.
It was sorrowful to see those people behind the scenes put all effort into produce the best-printed newspaper every day and ensure carry truthful news to readers though it is the last month for the print edition. They go back late at night, walking desk to desk to check every single page and always come up with magnificent picture and outstanding headline for the front page.