TRIBLOG

by  Keeshaanan Sundaresan, Chief Editor of Football Tribe Malaysia There’s a certain ounce of expectation you build about journalism, prior to entering the field. Years of romanticizing, or even fetishizing the various rigor of actually being a journalist, working in a newsroom, banking on collaborations, exhausting private sources - but there’s always a gulf between reality and expectation.  For some, especially so, given the context of what we’ve been rapidly observing in the world of media. Journalists or content creators? It’s easy to argue the extremes but Football Tribe is an outlet that’s choosing to focus on the grey area. Maybe just maybe, journalism doesn’t need to be binary.  Cesare Polenghi is the man who seeks to balance this out in Football Tribe. He’s rarely asleep (some say due to Pogba Withdrawal Syndrome), constantly refreshes the homepage of Gazetta dello Sport, posts B&W photos of Japanese sceneries on Facebook and always, always finds a way