ASIA’s MediA INNOVATORS VOLUME 3: CROWDSOURCING IN ASIAN JOURNALISM BY STEPHEN QUINN Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Singapore Media Programme Asia Asia’s Media Innovators Volume 3: Crowdsourcing in Asian Journalism By Stephen Quinn edited by Simon Winkelmann Copyright © 2013 by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore Publisher Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 34 Bukit Pasoh Road Singapore 089848 Tel: +65 6603 6181 Fax: +65 6603 6180 Email:
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