Burma's national broadcaster, MRTV, was once a government mouthpiece. As the country slowly turns to democracy, Monocle films goes behind the scenes to see if it can change with the times.
How do you unpack stories in the most engaging way while building a credible and comprehensive brand? Monocle Films showcases best design for paper and screen too.
We’re big fans of news kiosks at Monocle and Paris has long set the standard in charming design when it comes to these stands of streetside convenience. It’s not surprising then that the city’s plan to redesign and replace…
State-funded English language news channel RT has found itself at the centre of international attention recently, with its reports on the crisis in Crimea accused of being less than impartial. Monocle goes behind the scenes…
Old-school news agencies have found a new purpose and power in a world of misinformation and reporting cutbacks. This is how ‘wires’ have stayed on top.
FringeBacker, a bilingual English and Chinese crowdfunding platform, is proving a rich source of funds for independent news outlets in Hong Kong. FactWire exceeded its funding goal to create an investigative-journalism…
‘Gazeta Wyborcza’, Poland’s leading daily newspaper, is a liberal publication that has been making its voice heard in the country since 1989. Monocle got the scoop on how it negotiates tradition and promotes a democratic…
Covering everything from entertainment and spirituality to politics and crime across a staggering 56 daily editions, the ‘Times of India’ is the most widely circulated English language newspaper in the world. Read all about…
Innovative brands extending their reach, fresh-faced start-ups launching their first ventures and established institutions in line for a facelift: we round up what's new and notable in hospitality worldwide for the year…
Despite challenging times for many newspapers, Austria’s ‘Die Presse’ newspaper has kept faith with the training programme it founded nearly 50 years ago. Today half its staff are alumni and the paper’s investment in talent…
In a bid to lure fickle advertisers and demanding audiences, TV news has become increasingly bland and banal. And so too have the stations' studios. Everything looks so cheap and dull. That's why we've been playing fantasy…
Copenhagen’s slick waterfront is about to get even slicker. Architecture firm Cobe has won a competition to redesign Christiansholm, an island that for the past 50 years has been dominated by warehouses used by the Danish…
Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland’s leading daily newspaper, is a liberal publication that has been making its voice heard since 1989. Negotiating tradition with a democratic bent, the paper has accompanied the country from the fall…
There are no winners when abomination comes to town but there are glimpses of how speed, imagination and worldliness can set you apart from the pack. This has been the case with the exemplary coverage of the Nice attack by…
Want to crack America? Fashion showrooms are the engines under the shining chassis of the industry. And Stella Ishii runs one of the most influential on the block.
