There are media blunders, and then there are 21st-century media blunders — the kind that involve AI, a missed delete key, and an entire nation tut-tutting in the comments section. Pakistan’s leading English daily, Dawn, found itself in the global spotlight last week after an AI-generated line—yes, the kind ChatGPT
There are weeks when the global advertising industry feels like a polite networking session. And then there are weeks like this one — when a rumour in London rattles the entire ecosystem from New York to Kuala Lumpur. The latest tremor— Reports that Havas has quietly explored the idea of
In Malaysia, it takes very little these days even for a children’s cartoon to sail straight into a national debate. This week, Santiago of the Seas — a colourful, swashbuckling Nickelodeon series — found itself in the centre of a cultural squall after RTM suspended the show pending a full
Pos Malaysia Berhad, the national post and parcel service provider, officially launched Stamp Week 2025 today with the theme ‘Classic Animation’, celebrating beloved Malaysian animated series from the 1990s including Keluang Man, Anak-anak Sidek, Yokies, and Hikayat Sang Kancil. The launch, held at Pos Centre of Development (PosCODE) in Bangi
By The Malketeer When a judge orders OpenAI to hand over more than 20 million ChatGPT logs, you’d think this is another chapter in the AI vs. journalism copyright war. Beneath the legal jargon sits a deeper story about trust, privacy, and how brands should behave when consumers start wondering
By The Malketeer Most intellectual property owners guard their creations like family heirlooms — precious, untouchable, often frozen in time. Lat does the opposite. Malaysia’s beloved Seniman Negara (National Artiste), Datuk Mohammad Nor Mohammad Khalid — simply Lat to generations — has just handed the creative industry a masterclass in
By The Malketeer When the world’s biggest advertising network hires the world’s most famous consulting firm to help “reset” its strategy, two things are clear. First, trouble has moved from the footnotes to the front page. Second, change will not be gentle. WPP’s decision to bring McKinsey back into the
By The Malketeer Most World Cup build-ups follow a familiar formula — sweeping stadium shots, slow-motion sprints, sweaty close-ups, orchestral climax. Instead, adidas has swerved the obvious. It has gone cinematic, cheeky, and culturally elastic with La Preparacíon Americana — a campaign that doesn’t hype goals, but glorifies the messy,
By The Malketeer Let’s be honest — the polite corporate language is wearing thin. When Amazon axed 14,000 roles, the statement read like a meditation on “culture” and “customer focus.” Strip out the corporate incense, and the truth is far blunter. AI is no longer a pilot programme; it’s a
By The Malketeer There was a time when MILO’s biggest cultural moment lived in the school canteen — a metal jug, a green plastic cup, and a queue of sweaty kids after sports day. That memory still warms us. But today, MILO isn’t just fuelling bodies. It’s trying to spark
