CNA938 Rewind - Media man Cheong Yip Seng's 'Ink & Influence'

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In 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Cheong Yip Seng, media veteran and author of "Ink & Influence'. It comes more than a decade after 'OB Markers: My Straits Times Story', which covers the more than four decades he spent as a journalist in Singapore – warts and all. Its sequel, "Ink & Influence', contains more first-hand accounts from his storied career including interactions with some of Singapore's more standout political leaders including the nation's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, travels on the job, and what the future holds for Singapore's traditional media landscape.

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