Apply now: Splice Beta 2025 – Media Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand

About the opportunity

This opportunity will support a small delegation of journalists, web editors, and media startups to join Splice Beta in November 2025. The conference is the only event in Asia that brings together the full media ecosystem — including startup founders, investors, journalists, NGOs, CEOs, and academics.

Attending will give New Zealand journalists the chance to:

• Build and expand professional networks across Asia

• Learn about innovative media models and emerging practices

• Exchange insights with peers working at the cutting edge of media

Travel dates: Monday 24 November – Saturday 29 November 2025

Who can apply?

• New Zealand-based journalists, newsroom web editors/designers, and media startups

• Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents

Preference will be given to applicants who are:

• Working in a mainstream but smaller newsroom

• Media startup member or freelance journalist seeking to build an independent online platform

• Based in a Māori newsroom

• From a regional or community newsroom

What costs are covered?

• Return economy-class flights

• Five nights’ accommodation

Successful applicants are required to:

• pay for their own meals, in-country transportation costs and other expenses that might arise.

• arrange their own travel insurance and travel documentation (including entry visas) at their own expense.

• their own transfers to and from their closest New Zealand airport.

Key dates

• Applications close: 1 October 2025

• Successful applicants notified: 6 October 2025

Terms and Conditions

All grantees must be either a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident. Please read the full terms and conditions for delegates.

How to Apply

Send your CV and Expression of Interest Letter to AMC's media adviser, Carla Teng-Westergaard at [email protected].

Questions

Contact Carla Teng-Westergaard, Media Adviser, Asia Media Centre: [email protected]

-Asia Media Centre