R.AGE
R.AGE turns 10
A decade of R.AGE
On Sept 12, 2005, after weeks of intense planning, we published the first ever issue of R.AGE.
The plan was for it to be the ultimate news platform for Malaysian youth, where we can bring them stories that matter.
Ten years on, we look back at what we’ve achieved, and how far we’ve come.
The current R.AGE team, (from left) Shanjeev Reddy, Abirami Durai, Clarissa Say, Vivienne Wong, Ian Yee, Lim May Lee, Samantha Chow and Haris Elias.
From cadet journalist to editor
By IAN YEE
MY career at R.AGE has been dominated by the pursuit of inspiring true stories, but it all started with a lie.
In early 2008, I met R.AGE editors Ivy Soon and Tan Ju-Eng for the first time at a job interview. I told them being a journalist was all I wanted to do. I even wrote a very impassioned story about my journalistic ambitions as part of the screening test.
It was mostly bulls***. Good bulls***, cos they ended up hiring me, but still. I hadn’t planned on being a journalist for more than six months. My masters degree applications had been sent out, and I was gonna go into finance.
In my head, I could already hear myself saying, “so long, suckers!”
And yet here I am, almost eight years later, editor of R.AGE and a huge proponent of the style of journalism for young people my predecessors had established.
(Ex) editors’ notes
Former R.AGE editors Tan Ju-Eng, Niki Cheong and Ivy Soon reflect on what they’ve learnt — and continue to learn — from R.AGE.
Early edition
Some of our earliest R.AGE journalists talk about their best memories and favourite stories.
Our first cover girl
Dawn Ling was featured on the cover of our first issue of R.AGE ten years ago. We caught up with her to talk about the good ol’ days.
What’s in a name?
The man who helped coin the name “R.AGE” tells us how they came up with it, and how it wasn’t exactly a popular choice.
Share your favourite R.AGE moments!
What are some of your favourite memories of R.AGE? Was there a story we did that really stuck with you? Were you someone we interviewed way back when?
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