Beta 2020 resources
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Splice Beta is your media festival.
We believe in the importance of an ecosystem-based approach, and Splice Beta is where it all comes together — where we all come together. It’s a celebration of the amazing work that media startups are doing.
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“#splicebeta has created a virtual space for information, collaboration, and inspiration as well as amazing networking!”
— Patricia Torres-Burd, MDIF
To change media, first start changing skills and roles
“We as an industry need to drive policy reform, allow portfolio careers, allow sabbaticals, and allow careers that are a combination of entrepreneurship and corporate employment,” said Anita Zielina from Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
How I got here as SCMP's lead data scientist
If you leave it there, data is just a number, but it can be an asset if one finds value in it, according to SCMP’s Lead Data Scientist Emily Xuan.
Editorial jobs are coming back, but they’ve changed because of Covid: Telum Media
The massive layoffs at the start of the year have eased but new skills are now in demand, according to Haikel Fahim.
How to staff a membership newsroom — skills needed, job descriptions, roles
Membership newsrooms require skills you probably don’t have in place. Here’s a hiring guide from Membership Puzzle Project.
Covid is accelerating Southeast Asian media’s emphasis on online journalism skills
Many traditional newsrooms rushed to adapt, despite inadequate tools and training, according to Reporting ASEAN’s Johanna Son.
How I'm using podcasts to drive a discussion about feminism in Myanmar
I want to see a world where people are criticized for their bad behavior, not for their gender and sexual orientation, says Myanmar podcaster and feminist activist Nandar.
Building The Current: What Pakistan’s Marium Chaudhry learned about starting up
“Having kids and a family should not stop women from pursuing their goals.”
What we learned about running memberships in newsrooms
Reader-centric decision-making requires an entire organization to shift its mindset, say Malaysiakini’s Lynn D'Cruz and New Naratif’s Deborah Augustin.