• About
  • Events
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Foundation
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly

  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / Columns / Publisher Ng's blog / BLOG: Mak leaves KING

BLOG: Mak leaves KING

December 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng

https://i2.wp.com/nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/31_50/front_mak.JPG?resize=211%2C264

Robert Mak

Robert Mak, anchor of KING TV program “Up Front,” resigned last Friday. There are speculations about the station’s motive for cutting the program. As a publisher, I understand why KING cut the program. Network news is a cut throat business. Anchor changes happen faster than ice melts under the sun. In this tough economy, if it doesn’t make much business sense, it will not make sense to the company. Sadly, journalism is secondary.

Two things caught the public off guard. In my opinion, KING is the last local network station that would cut a well-respected and quality program due to fiscal constraints. Mak’s response is also unexpected. Instead of staying on as a political reporter, he resigned. It wasn’t easy for Mak to get to where he was. He’s one of our city’s best journalists.

He always asks the most compelling questions, and his reporting is always entertaining, sharp, and thorough, Although it is sad to see a major Asian American reporter leaving a big station, there’s always a new horizon for Mak. Considering his political expertise, writing, and communication skills, investigative background, and his wide connections, Mak will contribute greatly to his next employer.

And if Mak doesn’t want to work for anyone else, he can always start his own public affairs company or website. (end)

Share:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, KING, Publisher Ng's blog, Robert Mak, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14, communication

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Find us on Issuu!

Subscribe to our e-news

© 2020 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.