Investigative Journalism Site ’The Fourth’s Founder Ian Yee - The First Casualty of War Is the Truth

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Investigative Journalism Site 'The Fourth's Founder Ian Yee - The First Casualty of War Is the Truth

 

Underrated, unrecognised and near as invisible to the risks involved, but the work of investigative journalists like Merdeka Award winner Ian Yee and his team at The Fourth (as in the Fourth Estate) are critical to a properly functioning democracy. 

Almost like watchdogs, these silent heroes keep tabs on society’s criminals, whether they are corrupt public officials, human traffickers or immoral business people, writing stories and producing content on social media that highlight the transgressions committed by these crooks. 

(Many thanks to CITYPlus for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. CITYPlus is Malaysia's first Chinese business radio station, dedicated to delivering in-depth analysis on local and international current affairs, markets, and businesses.)

CONTENTS 

00:00:00 - Intro by Chuang 
00:02:12 - What Ian is Working On Right Now, Constant Search For Funding 
00:04:49 - Why Become an Investigative Journalist?  
00:07:33 - Career Rewards: Much More Than Financial Returns 
00:11:15 - Saving Lives While Staying Low Profile  
00:14:00 - The Risks, Man, The Risks!!!!! 
00:18:34 - Malaysia Has Never Had More Press Freedom .. ?? 
00:20:51 - What Does it Say When Society Rewards Criminals and Penalises Saints .. ? 
00:21:26 - Describe the Mind of the Investigative Journalist: What Drives Him/Her?  
00:23:04 - Society Has a Plethora of Struggles Between the Forces of Good and Evil 
00:25:06 - Work That Is Thankless and Pays Poorly .. Funding Should Also Be Clean, Free of Strings 
00:27:38 - How to Support Ian and His Team: https://thefourth.media/subscribe/  
00:32:49 - Resonating With Society Doesn’t Always Result In Funding 
00:35:03 - A Heart-Rending Story: The Apartment With No Entrance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AQefhTP8zw – But No Resulting Support !
00:37:25 - How To Choose What to Investigate: Prime Considerations? 
00:39:06 - Does ‘Life’ Ever Intervene?  
00:41:58 - Winning The Merdeka Award: What It Means 
00:43:37 - Facebook Is Declining, TikTok and Instagram Are Rising, How to Tell Short Video Stories 
00:46:57 - Regional Work in ASEAN, Autocratic Governments, Societal Maturity 
00:50:00 - Want to Join Ian Yee? 
00:51:12 - What The Next Yen Years Hold for The Fourth and Ian, Goals  
00:54:40 - Audience Funding, UNICEF? 
00:56:30 - What Are Society’s Biggest Problems? 

FOLLOW / SUPPORT THE FOURTH HERE: 
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFourth 
Subscribe/Support: https://thefourth.media/subscribe/ 

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Follow Chuang here: 
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A Heart-Rending Story: The Apartment With No Entrance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AQefhTP8zw