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In the Newsroom: Faces of SCMP

As Hong Kong's English-language broadsheet newspaper, the South China Morning Post taps talent from different parts of the world. When the Hong Kong-headquartered editorial team is taken into account, SCMP's staff members come from more than 20 nationalities.

For Telum's "In the Newsroom" video series, three of SCMP's senior editors spoke to us directly from the newsroom on the decisions they have made to promote diversity and shared tips on driving fair and balanced conversations about this part of the world. 

Watch the full interview, or jump ahead to these parts:

01:43 - How are working mothers supported in SCMP's newsroom? 
03:42 - Why is a broad-based newsroom important in covering Asia?
07:32 - Conversation about China with different voices represented

About the editors:

Olga Wong, Deputy Hong Kong Editor: 
Olga Wong supervises operations of the city desk, with a focus on news coverage about public health, housing, environment and other social issues at the Post since 2007.

Bhavan Jaipragas, Asia Editor:
Bhavan Jaipragas is the SCMP’s Asia Editor, based in Hong Kong. A Singapore native, Bhavan joined the Post in 2016 and previously worked for Agence France-Presse.

Andrew Mullen, Deputy Editor, Political Economy: 
Andrew Mullen returned to the Post in 2018 as a Production Editor with the Political Economy desk. He was promoted to Deputy Editor in April 2022. He earlier worked as a reporter on the Post's Sport desk. He has previously worked for the Press Association, the BBC and sport marketing company Lagardere Sports in both Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

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