Ted Meinhover

Veena Babulal, one of the more promising of a new generation of journalists in South East Asia, is a reporter for the largest national daily in Malaysia, the New Straits Times. Her recent story, “ELECTION 2008: BN novice confident of bigger win,” is the product of her first election as a reporter. Supporters of the free press around the world are a little more hopeful when they know there are those working within systems that have flaws, recognize those flaws, and are committed to changing them in a way that benefits all.