By Taruka Srivastav Vice News has partnered Spotify to unveil a bilingual podcast series called ‘Chapo’ to engage the Spanish audience. The series aims to uncover the story of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s rise and fall, through interviews with journalists, Chapo’s family, government officials, cartel hitmen, and citizens living through the drug war’s real-life consequences. The first three episodes will be released in English on all major podcast platforms and the following episodes will be available weekly exclusively on Spotify, Ryan McCarthy, editor-in-chief of Vice News said: “This is the story of El Chapo that you won’t hear Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Taruka Srivastav Grab has joined forces with the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia as the government’s mobile platform partner. As part of the partnership, Grab has unveiled a campaign #JelajahIndonesiaLebihDekat (#ExploreIndonesiaCloser) to provide safe and convenient travel to tourists. This follows Grab’s existing work with the Ministry of Tourism to introduce smart tourism strategies. Under the agreement, tourists can rent a Grab Car if they prefer to book a car for a few hours, so that they can travel to and from famous tourist destinations. The rent service is available in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Manado and Makassar. Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Shawn Lim The Malay Mail has announced it will cease its print newspaper in Malaysia and go fully digital from December 1. The Mail, which began operations on December 14, 1896, is the oldest tabloid newspaper in Malaysia. Ownership of the newspaper has changed hands many times over the years and is now owned by Redberry Sdn Bhd. According to Redberry chief operating officer and the Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan, the shift to digital will see the company cut 55 staff from its 165-strong workforce, who will then be given one week to decide whether they want to leave or stay on Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Jenni Hill Have you ever gotten so annoyed with a colleague that you’ve wanted to walk into an empty room and scream? Well, thanks to trendy CEOs’ desperation to embrace office quirks such as padded cells, it’s becoming increasingly possible to do just that without being fired. Not a day goes by without a startup owner bragging on LinkedIn about their new ball pool, recycled jet fighter ejector seat, or human-sized Mouse Trap obstacle course. Sure, these gimmicks might initially land you a spot in the business section of your local newspaper, but once the initial hysteria has died down, you’re likely to Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John McCarthy London football club Arsenal is aiming to get closer to its global fanbase with the release of a quirky chatbot named after one of its most revered legends, Robert Pires. The Gunners’ editorial team and US-based bot specialists GameOn have created a new, personalised comms channel thoughtfully titled Robot Pires across Facebook Messenger, Skype, Slack, Kik, and Telegram. Chris Harris, managing editor of digital at Arsenal, outlined how the club’s comms team has rejigged its tactics after a new robotic addition to the team. He said: “When you publish content you broadcast one to many, this moves it to one-to-one at scale Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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