What makes a creator different from a journalist?

In our latest Splice Pink episode, we spoke with Amanda Cua, a newsletter media creator in the Philippines. Her daily email — BackScoop — keeps you updated on the top stories in tech and business in Southeast Asia.

“One big focus I have is distribution. And I don’t think that most journalists have that in their job description. How do I get this to more people? What kind of platform should I be using?”

Myanmar's media, fleeing the military's crackdown on journalists, have found a new home in Chiang Mai.

The creation of this new hub represents an important milestone for this region. For the first time, we're seeing an ecosystem built around media startups coming together in Southeast Asia.

Splice's co-founder Alan Soon talked to Sonny Swe, the founder of Frontier Myanmar, about how Frontier made the move, and what's in store for 2022.

Coconuts just turned 10. We spoke with Byron Perry, the founder and CEO of Coconuts, about the decade of lessons he's had in building one of Asia's most recognisable media startups. And they're finally making a profit this year.

What is opex? Why don't funders respond to my emails? Can I buy a car? We asked funders the questions that media start-ups have always to wanted to ask, so they don't have to. In this episode, we interviewed Kevin Brockland of MDIF, Shuwei Fang of Open Society Foundations, Sasa Vucinic of North Base Media, and Helle Wahlberg of IMS.