Chapter

Covering Crime and Accidents in Tourist Destinations
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07:39 - 12:17 (04:38)

The founder of the Samui Times, an online publication, shares how he started covering stories of crime and accidents that happen in tourist destinations, including petty theft and scams.

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Journalists investigate the death of Ben Harrington, who died in a moped accident in Thailand.
07:39 - 09:02 (01:23)
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Investigation
Summary

Journalists investigate the death of Ben Harrington, who died in a moped accident in Thailand. His parents believe he was robbed and pushed off the moped, but there was a lack of investigation and inconsistencies in the official report, leaving many questions unanswered.

Chapter
Covering Crime and Accidents in Tourist Destinations
Episode
The Cases of Ben Harrington and Tony Lotus
Podcast
Death Island
Soobu Cannon started investigating the mysterious deaths on Koh Tao in 2013, where tourists were being blamed or written off for their deaths without proper investigation.
09:02 - 11:08 (02:06)
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Koh Tao
Summary

Soobu Cannon started investigating the mysterious deaths on Koh Tao in 2013, where tourists were being blamed or written off for their deaths without proper investigation.

Chapter
Covering Crime and Accidents in Tourist Destinations
Episode
The Cases of Ben Harrington and Tony Lotus
Podcast
Death Island
The speaker shares how she was asked to remove a story from her paper about a family's criminal activities due to threats.
11:08 - 12:17 (01:09)
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Censorship
Summary

The speaker shares how she was asked to remove a story from her paper about a family's criminal activities due to threats. She complied and waited for the story to be reported by another newspaper before rewriting it to include in her own paper.

Chapter
Covering Crime and Accidents in Tourist Destinations
Episode
The Cases of Ben Harrington and Tony Lotus
Podcast
Death Island