How Rest of World balances U.S. vs. international staff

Sara Guaglione of Digiday interviewed Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle about how the technology news site balances U.S. coverage with international coverage.

Here is an excerpt:

Why is this so important to you?

Kaphle: Who gets to tell these stories is a central priority for us – particularly for me, because I came to the U.S. from Nepal and I’ve worked in publications here. Just going through that experience, I’ve realized that there is a huge value you can have when you are from the places that you are covering.

You look at how this industry is structured, and you see some of the biggest complaints are from freelancers, and especially international folks. There is a discrepancy in how people are treated, how they’re getting paid. Sometimes you’re not paid until several months after the piece is actually published. And if you’re a freelancer from Dakar or Kathmandu, you have no control over that. We also want to have a continuous relationship [with freelancers] because we’re not looking for one piece when a news is breaking. We don’t do breaking news. It’s really an investment in the relationship for the long term.

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