Asian Sex Gazette
Asian [...] Gazette is a news media site that reports on matters of human sexuality in Asia. First published online in 2004 Asian [...] Gazette tottered along with limited exposure and was at times off-handedly dismissed by some as a '[...] site'. The editors and writers trudged on though, believing that their effort to cover the often under-reported issues on [...] in Asia to be a good cause.1
The site combines a mix of original, exclusive content written by its editors and a group of freelance contributors based throughout Asia along with press dispatches and wire copy to round out their coverage. The editor of the site is William Sparrow who is based in Hong Kong and has nearly a decade of reporting experience from east Asia.
Asian [...] Gazette's break came in late 2004 when they were the first English language publication to report on the Thai actress Natt Chanapa [...] scandal in Thailand. The story was picked up widely on the internet and to some extent by mainstream press.2 That story and their continued exclusive coverage of the scandal in large part brought international exposure to the fledgling [...] news site.
Since then the site has become regular reading for many on the internet seeking information AbOUT entertainment, actors and actresses, Bollywood, prostitution, women's rights, [...] and religion, human trafficking, HIV/AIDS and other health issues all presented in a LifeStyle fashion and on [...] in Asia.
However, objections have been raised about advertisements on the site that link to pornographic web sites. In addition, the Asian [...] Gazette has reprinted articles from other news sources in full without permission, violating copyright law. Objections have been raised to this practice, particularly by authors who do not want their work to Appear on sites that display advertisements for [...]. 3
External links
(Warning, all links contain adult content)
The Natt Chanapa scandal coverage: