Session 2B: The Evolving Digital-First Newsroom
So the print and digital (i.e. web, social, mobile/apps and video) teams have finally moved into the same newsroom, a central news hub set up in the middle where all key editors are seated. With the push towards being “digital first”, the need to streamline workflows and operations has never been greater, but is it happening? A candid look at the trials and errors, successes and silver linings of this work-in-progress.
Moderator
Vice President of Caixin Media; Managing Director of Caixin Global
Newsroom of the future: how different is it?
Convergence. Superdesk. Can it really work? In the age of social media and the digital-first newsroom, placing all senior editors in one area seems like the logical solution to move away from the traditional print press setting. And with the increasingly widening roles of reporters and editors, and the blurring of lines between desks, it looks set to be that way. But is it really happening? With the widening of roles, new responsibilities and new skills to be acquired, roles with "foreign" job descriptions, previously unheard of in the newsroom, are cropping up. Welcome to the future of newsrooms.
Intervenants
Chief Content Officer, Star Media Group Berhad
Evolving a first-to-digital newsroom
Moving the 174-year-old daily print newsroom of The Straits Times to become a 24/7 multi-media operation has taken years of relentless effort to drive the process over several waves of change.
Intervenants
Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times & SPH's English/Malay/Tamil Media Group, Singapore
What does "Digital First" actually mean now? The CNA Digital Experience
Chief Editor of CNA Digital, Jaime Ho, shares how this pan-Asian broadcaster has made the transition to the new digital reality, and how CNA has leveraged the best of visual, social and written story-telling.
Intervenants
Chief Editor, CNA Digital, Mediacorp