Session 4B: New Products, New Jobs: Bridging Newsroom Gaps
Trying to fit square pegs into round holes? For years, newsrooms tried to get existing staff to take on new responsibilities and new skills. Fast forward to today, newsrooms have started hiring for new job roles which were not even imaginable five years ago. What are some of these new positions and where do they fit within the newsroom hierarchy?
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The quest for talent in a news organisation today
Sin Chew Media Corporation's Tan Lee Chin shares what she has learnt from setting up an online video product in a print company - the glitches, pitfalls and the awakening moments.
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Building a newsroom to serve and engage its readers
SCMP’s efforts towards digital transformation have led to the rapid expansion of its product development, technology, digital, data and editorial teams with world-class talents. Its newsroom is striving hard to build digital platforms that best allow for meaningful engagement with readers. Hear from SCMP's Zuraidah Ibrahim on how newsroom capabilities are being better harnessed to serve its global readership.
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Preparing for a fast-changing newsroom focused on collaboration, innovation and trust
With a growing number of organisations starting to collaborate with other organisations or with different teams in their own company, newsroom staff often temporarily find themselves performing functions or roles they couldn't have predicted, let alone train for. Furthermore, journalists covering major news events are increasingly finding themselves working at the cutting edge of newsroom innovation, in a world where trust is talked about at every turn. How does a journalist prepare for a future workplace they can't predict and how can we start to normalise "niche" skills that will undoubtedly become mainstream? Fergus Bell outlines the steps to take.