Patrick Lee Email & Phone Number

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

In my current stead as a freelance video journalist, I am a regular contributor of breaking news and video feature stories including Reuters, AFP and Deutsche Welle. I have also written a number of breaking news stories and thought-provoking feature articles touching on Malaysia's economy such as its shopping malls and the troubled area of Forest City near Singapore. On a secondary note, I have also been involved from time to time in the fixing and production of video segments for Al-Jazeera's TV department.

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Returned to write for the highly successful indicinelive! Malaysian sketch comedy series, which performed to well-attended audiences over a five-day period in September and October, 2023.Collaborated with a very talented team of directors, actors and writers, coming up with several sketches covering social, political and sometimes just very random topics in short time.Our combined effort eventually led to the creation of over 20 scripts that were staged at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, with audiences laughing almost non-stop for two portions of runtimes lasting over 45 minutes each per show.

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I was the president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Malaysia, the only association in the country that caters to the needs of up to a hundred journalists and other media staff working for foreign-based news agencies and companies.In my position, I have regularly met and negotiated with government officials including the police, advocating for better and freer working conditions for the press in Malaysia, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing official lockdowns.During the pandemic, I collaborated with the Health Ministry and other press associations in Malaysia for members of the press to receive early access to Covid-19 vaccinations.I have also headed the push for the creation of special communication channels for the foreign press community with newsmakers and government ministries/departments, making it easier for distribution of information by newsmakers.I spearheaded the redesigning of the FCCM's website and its membership cards, oversaw and cleaned up the association's membership roll, and regularly hold social networking meet-ups (which were postponed during the lockdown but have since resumed as the pandemic wound down) in Kuala Lumpur.I have also planned, managed and moderated events (both physical and virtual), often leading teams that resulted in full seating capacities at event locations.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Was AFP Kuala Lumpur bureau's primary video correspondent, capable of quickly producing and editing videos, as well as writing full-length breaking news stories and features for the wire.- Regularly takes the lead on assignments, engaging in reconnaissance and research, logistics and production, handling interviews while communicating with editors, clients and news stakeholders and for optimum coverage.- Covered the 2018 tsunami in Palu, Indonesia, 2019 haze crisis in Pekanbaru, Indonesia and the 2019 suicide bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, among other assignments, often operating video equipment and interviewing newsmakers as a one-man show independently. During emergencies where manpower is low, I double up as both video cameraman and writer.- Trained to operate in hostile environments such as conflicts and natural disasters and am well-versed in video camcorder equipment with a firm understanding of live video AviWest broadcast technology.- Regularly recruit, direct and manage freelancers for large-scale or special assignments with increased workloads. I also edit and clean up their text copies and their videos (often using Premiere Pro and other tools) before sending it to my editors.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Midway through The Star, I switched portfolios to take on a dedicated video reporting role, in a move to learn more about the visual side of journalism. In my new role as the department’s video journalist, I experimented a lot with mobile phone videos, coming up with a short news documentary shot almost entirely with the iPhone and looked into portrait-mode videos for mobile viewers. I was also collaborated with my cameramen to produce hard-hitting news features involving various topics such as the Orang Asli logging blockade of 2016 (named later as the company’s best video feature that year).On a day-to-day basis, I provided voiceovers for some of the voiced news packages, wrote and edited news video scripts and was involved in some basic video editing using Premiere Pro. I was also in charge of StarTV’s social media pages (now merged with The Star as a whole) and managed to increase its reach tenfold over six months to a year without spending a single cent on advertising campaigns.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

In 2014, I was among the first two Malaysians (the other being my photographer) for news coverage at the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine, and our quick thinking and deployment was able to spur The Star newspaper to dominate Malaysia's MH17 coverage for at least a week.On a day-to-day basis, I was The Star’s dedicated transport and environment journalist, breaking hard-hitting news stories on a wide range of topics from deforestation and human-elephant conflict to the Kuala-Lumpur high-speed rail and public transport.I also spent a month working independently as a reporter in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah, covering the districts in and around Sungai Petani over April and May 2013 to cover and write local stories during the country's 13th General Elections.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Analysed and researched Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play "Macbett" (based off Shakespeare's Macbeth), presenting my findings to the show’s director and the actors to help them gain an understanding of the script text, the writer’s motivations and its background. I also collaborated with the flow of the show to make sure that whatever was produced was in line with the script. I would also later be involved in gauging audience responses, presenting after-action reports to the director and actors over the course of the production’s staging.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Covered Malaysian politics, public transport, Parliament, local issues (poverty, workers' rights) and other matters. Interviewed public figures such as controversial rapper Namewee.Wrote human interest stories such as the plight of the Shiite and Ahmaddiyyah Muslim communities in Malaysia. Did a feature on the local music industry and the loss of its talent, some of it to other countries.Also helped the company's video team with occasional direction, and in one case, narration (Title: "#Occupy Dataran: The Missing Borders").Occasionally wrote entertainment pieces such as theatre and movie reviews.

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Was part of the writing team of the unexpectedly highly successful indicinelive! sketch comedy series, that performed to sold-out audiences over four installaments of the live show. I collaborated with a team of between three to five different writers, producing sketch scripts making use of comedy dramas, musicals and short snippets, with the aim of making our viewers laugh as much as possible. I then became the show’s most consistent writer, becoming its lead writer by the fourth episode, often working closely with the director and actors to tighten scripts and flow. We left no stone unturned, poking fun at politics, social issues and many more, providing the foundation for the show to continue being produced to this day.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Reported on technology news, focusing on mobile-related stories. Wrote articles, reviews, features and opinion pieces about the local telecommunications and mobile industry. Covered related events.Wrote copy for advertorials and projects affiliated with the magazine.

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