The Nation marks 48 years by rebooting for digital era

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The Nation marks 48 years by rebooting for digital era

By The Nation

 

 

The Nation Group marked its 48th birthday on Monday by re-launching its website to further strengthen its presence in digital media.

 

The group kicked off its “Move Forward Total Media Platform” campaign in an event attended by business partners and friends. 

 

 

The Nation Group marked its 48th birthday on Monday by re-launching its website to further strengthen its presence in digital media.

 

The group kicked off its “Move Forward Total Media Platform” campaign in an event attended by business partners and friends. 

 

 

The Nation, Thailand’s second English-language newspaper, began printing in 1971 and since then, the group has launched two sister Thai-language dailies, Krungthep Thurakij and Khom Chad Luek, and later the Nation TV channel. 

 

This year the group added a third Thai-language newspaper to its portfolio, Thansettakij, which publishes every three days, and Spring News online. 

 

 

On Monday, it also launched Bottom Line, a news magazine on Facebook (www.facebook.com/bottomlineth), which will offer in-depth stories of special interest. This is in addition to the existing bangkokbiznews.com and I-Newspaper application run by Krungthep Thurakij. The app is available for both Android and iOS phones. 

 

 

Though The Nation ended its print run on June 28, it will continue providing readers with the latest in local and international news coverage in English language via www.nationthailand.com. The Nation remains committed to professional and ethical journalism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372084

 

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[GinBoy2]

An English language newspaper in a predominately non English speaking (reading) country is always going to struggle.

 

The market is tiny, and there is only so much advertising revenue to go around.

 

All that being said, The Nation nailed its colors pretty firmly in the post coup days as pro Junta, which I'm pretty sure alienated a lot of the expat community.

 

Its competitor, The Bangkok Post went a rather more middle of the road policy. Not offending the junta too much, but offering a more nuanced criticism, which probably went down better with an English reading audience.

 

I found it somewhat funny that in its dying days it suddenly found the balls to actually write some rather good critical pieces about the Junta.

 

Almost a Hail Mary attempt...but several years too late!

Edited July 1, 2019 by GinBoy2

[leeneeds]

A dying pleasure to sit and read the paper with breakfast,

some how not being able to flick the pages into the shape or correct position to read will never be the same feeling on an iPad.

[Lungstib]

My two attempts to open the Nation this morning have failed. So much for a new platform.

[connda]

I hate Android and smartphones and avoid them like the plague.  It's a phone, a camera, and a map.  Other than that, I try avoid using it. 

BTW - I like the feel of paper in my hands over a cup of coffee.  Guess those days are gone.

[Oxx]

 

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[Eligius]

And doubtless The Nation, in its new digital incarnation, will be immediately lambasting and condemning in forceful terms the next coup when it comes - as it did last time.

 

Oh, sorry: I forgot ...!

 

 

Edited July 2, 2019 by Eligius

[Old Dissenter]

1 hour ago, Bipolar said:

A small new media group is emerging , run by a couple of young foreign educated thais and they are getting the backing of a large consortium apparently with more than 300 online titles coming up. Its somethings called Spheres Media  if I am not wrong.

The backing of someone with recent media shares no doubt.

[auntyedna]

7 hours ago, Lungstib said:

My two attempts to open the Nation this morning have failed. So much for a new platform.

Agreed.  Pravit of Khao Sot say The Nation got rid of 75% of its editorial staff.  And what's happened to Have Your Say?  Where are you sending your letters now, Uncle Steve?  I miss Nigel, JC, Dr Frank, Eric.

[DrTuner]

Reminds me of the windows blue screen of death. "Have you tried rebooting it?".

[DrTuner]

3 minutes ago, auntyedna said:

Pravit of Khao Sot say The Nation got rid of 75% of its editorial staff. 

Well they don't need them, they got us TVF commentators for that. Let's wreak some havoc, shall we?

[Vacuum]

13 minutes ago, auntyedna said:

The Nation got rid of 75% of its editorial staff

Then perhaps they got some extra money so they can change their http site to a more 'secure' https version?

Edited July 2, 2019 by Vacuum

[Oxx]

Very considerate of the Bangkok Post to have their website down all day today, encouraging people to look at The Nation's new one instead.

[KhunBENQ]

Would be nice if the link that I used for years would give a hint to the "new" website (what I just learned).

Instead all it shows is:

 

/Content_NationThailand

 

Bangkok Post works fine (19:15h).

Edited July 3, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[auntyedna]

The new Nation is getting worse.  Today, adverts for a Toyota are obliterating the text so you can't read the articles.  There are still no Opinion columns.

The Have Your Say index page has been removed so you can no longer access the letters archives.  But the old letters up to June 28 are still online, now under www.nationthailand.com/your_say/ 

instead of www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/your_say/

But without the index page, you have to rely on an external search engine... and know what you're looking for.

This is very sad.  Time to move on, I guess.  Khaosod English anyone?

 

Edited July 8, 2019 by auntyedna
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[auntyedna]

56 minutes ago, Bipolar said:

Sorry can someone tell me if the Nation is still in existence or they died! Their website ie online news is not updated for the last few days...except for one of 2 small stories but some trash stories by some of their garbage journalists can be found on other sites? What is happening? Am I left to only read the newsletter of the Central Group ie Bangkok Post?

I'm afraid The Nation committed suicide.  It had a great investigative reporter, Piyaporn Wongruang; her fate is unknown.

Try Khaosod english at http://www.khaosodenglish.com/

Not a huge amount of news, but two good reporters, Pravit and Teeranai. 

[nectar]

I've always looked on the Post as being the Thai edition of the New York Times!

[nectar]

On 7/2/2019 at 3:53 AM, GinBoy2 said:

An English language newspaper in a predominately non English speaking (reading) country is always going to struggle.

 

The market is tiny, and there is only so much advertising revenue to go around.

 

All that being said, The Nation nailed its colors pretty firmly in the post coup days as pro Junta, which I'm pretty sure alienated a lot of the expat community.

 

Its competitor, The Bangkok Post went a rather more middle of the road policy. Not offending the junta too much, but offering a more nuanced criticism, which probably went down better with an English reading audience.

 

I found it somewhat funny that in its dying days it suddenly found the balls to actually write some rather good critical pieces about the Junta.

 

Almost a Hail Mary attempt...but several years too late!

To call the Bangkok Post "middle of the road" is stretching it a bit!  RIP Nation print edition.