Filipino Globe

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Filipino Globe

description English language monthly newspaper
language English
publishing company Apex Media ( China )
First edition 2006
Frequency of publication Per month
editor Reggie Amigo

Filipino Globe is a monthly newspaper in Hong Kong that appears primarily in English , but also contains a few pages on Filipino in each issue . The newspaper's website is currently not accessible; the version from September 21, 2017 is available in the Internet Archive .

background

The first edition of the newspaper appeared in November 2006. Founder and publisher is the journalist Reggie Amigo, who, like part of the core team, is based in Hong Kong. The other part of the core team is based in the Philippine capital Manila .

The central offer of the Filipino Globe is the print edition - advertisements appearing here are transferred to the website free of charge. The print and online editions are published by the "integrated media service provider" Apex Media, based in Hong Kong. Its catchment area for correspondents and marketing representatives includes the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region as overseas markets as well as the United States and Canada , Europe and the Middle East .

With a report about an unusually high number of Filipino housemaids in a short time - 21 in three years - with the singer and actor Jacky Cheung , the newspaper achieved a wide reach and also ensured that Cheung did not receive any further permits for employment contracts with Filipino migrant workers.

construction

The print edition appears in the classic small format of tabloids . All pages are four-colored , the scope is between 32 and 48 pages.

In terms of content, the editions follow a scheme that first geographically expands the target group's focus from the small to the large picture, then "soft topics" follow:

  • The City : Hong Kong and Macau news
  • The Nation : News and Reports from the Philippines
  • The World : News and reports from around the world (with a special focus on Filipino expatriates )
  • In Focus : u. a. Editorials and comments
  • Life and Times : u. a. Health and beauty topics, show business, horoscopes, sports, events calendar and information on consular services

In a brief review , asiancorrespondent.com noted benevolently that the newspaper contained “a wealth of news” regarding Filipinos in Hong Kong and also the news situation in the Philippines, that on the detailed level the editing - unlike other media - also “ Eliminate tiny spelling errors ”, and that there are comparatively few advertisements from the mobile communications sector or dietary supplements for a tabloid. Nevertheless, it was critically emphasized that the website was only partially updated with the latest news from the printed edition.

target group

Target group of the print output are well over 100,000 migrant workers ( English overseas Filipino worker , [SAW]) in Hong Kong, its demographic composition and its consumption has been called "well known" in the media data as.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Filipino Globe: Advertise ( Memento from November 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Filipino Globe: About ( Memento October 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ AP : Report: HK singer Jacky Cheung blacklisted for going through 21 Filipino maids. In: asiancorrespondent.com. September 26, 2007, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Jacky Cheung may be looking for Indonesian helpers. In: asiancorrespondent.com. September 26, 2007, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Jacky Cheung Blacklisted for 21 Filipino Maids. In: english.cri.cn. September 28, 2007, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Ronald Li: Life of Guangzhou - HK Singer Jacky Cheung Defends Frequent Firings of Filipino Maids. In: lifeofguangzhou.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Elmer W. Cagape: Featured blogger at Filipino Globe. In: asiancorrespondent.com. November 22, 2007, accessed November 1, 2018 .