Media Insiders Series: Reporting Women’s Issues in Asia Webinar | August 16, 2023 – 2PM HKT

In the first installment of #MediaInsiders2023, three winners of the recently concluded SOPA Awards Women’s Reporting category will discuss their coverage of women’s health and abortion rights in Asia, the confusion over the definition of sexual consent in China and its link to violence against women, and the challenges of reporting women’s issues in Asia.

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Media Insiders Series: Covering Breaking News | October 6, 2022 – 3PM HKT

In the final installment of #MediaInsiders, the winners and finalists of the SOPA 2022 Editorial Awards on Breaking News took us inside the Zhenzhou floods that shook a nation; the ethical dilemma that medical staff faced on the front lines during the peak of the Covid pandemic in Taiwan; the desperate scene to flee Afghanistan as the Taliban took over; and, the last night before the shuttering of the iconic newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong.

Panel Transcript: bit.ly/breaking-news_panel

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SOPA Media Insiders series webinar – What publishers can teach advertisers in the 2020s (and vice versa)

Tuesday, 23 March, 2021, 2:00-3:30pm HKT What publishers can teach advertisers in the 2020s (and vice versa) The COVID-19 pandemic demolished global ad spend in early 2020, leading to layoffs and pay cuts at media companies around the world. But vaccine-driven glimmers of hope are beginning to appear, and publishers, brands, and their agencies are…

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SOPA Media Insiders series webinar – Southeast Asian stories

Thursday, 8 October, 2020, 10-11am HKT SOPA Media Insiders series webinar Southeast Asian stories With the announcements of the SOPA 2020 winners, SOPA is pleased to invite two winners to join our host John Dawson. Anand Mathai from Coconuts, for the winning entry in Investigative Reporting, Primitive Technology and the Bizarre Depths of Youtube in Southeast Asia and Thomas Kean, Editor in…

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SOPA virtual Media Insiders webinar – Best Business Reporting

Thursday, 24 September, 2020, 4-5pm HKT   Join SOPA on Thursday, September 24th LIVE from Hong Kong for an exclusive interview with the winners of the SOPA 2020 Editorial Awards – Excellence in Business Reporting category. Investigative reporters from The Wall Street Journal and South China Morning Post will take us through their process, how…

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SOPA Singapore Media Insiders: News and documentary video in Southeast Asia

    Coconuts, Vice and CNA sizzle reels.  Panel discussion video   From YouTube to Netflix to Channel News Asia to TikTok, there’s never been more consumption – and places to consume – news and documentary videos. How has this proliferation of platforms and publishers changed how these videos are made? In this special panel…

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Leading the digital media revolution in a disruptive era

FB Live video of the event can be found here Coconuts PR Newswire             Leading the digital media revolution in a disruptive era The digital media revolution, together with shifting consumption behaviors, has unearthed a demand for digital products. What are the challenges and opportunities that Asia-based media companies face…

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