034: HuffPost shuts down its contributor network and China wants to become a global soft power

On MAEKAN It Up #34, Charis is joined by Edward Barnieh while Eugene is out of town. They talk about the devaluation of writing as the result of contributor networks such as the one HuffPost used to run. The second half of the show has Charis and Edward discussing how China might start exporting their cultural goods.

Goodbye, Contributor Network. And thanks for nothing by Jen A. Miller for Poynter.
China wants to reshape the global order by Bill Bishop for Axios

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