Silva Shih 史書華

I am the data editor with the FTChinese.com of Financial Times based in Beijing & Taipei, where I oversee data-driven stories, graphics and Cross-Strait relations coverage. Previously, I worked at Taiwan's business magazine CommonWealth and studied at NYU's Studio 20.

I am particularly interested in data-driven and cross-border stories. Topics I follow include China’s censorship, foreign policy, economic influence, and Cross-Strait relations.

I teach college/graduate level classes and short training courses on digital storytelling and data journalism from time to time. I also co-founded a non-profit community "Hacks/Hackers Taipei", where encourages techies and journos to work together.

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Selected work:
Selected Teaching & Speaking

I hosted a panel on how tech influences journalism and vice versa on G0V summit 2020.

(Dec 20’, Tainan, Taiwan)

I taught a 2-day summer workshop on #ddj at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School for China's promising young journalists.

(Aug 17’, Shenzhen, China)

I was the panelist for the Global Public Policy Institute, discussed data governance in China.

(Sept 16’, Beijing, China)

I was the speaker and the panelist on the China Data Journalism Forum (Chinese version of NICAR), shared how to do data journalism in China. [slides]

(Jul 16’, Beijing, China)

I taught the data journalism workshop for the graduate students at Hong Kong Baptist University. [slides]

(May 16’, Hong Kong)

I also the taught data journalism and digital journalism classes at Taiwan's National Chengchi University.

(14'~15', Taipei, Taiwan)
Other

I was one of the final judge for Taiwan's Civic Tech Grants (2017 Fall term).

I co-founded Hacks/Hackers Taipei, a local chapter of the international grassroots journalism organization. Host workshops and hackathons for local journalists and technologists.

I was part of a team hosted the very first data bootcamp (d|Bootcamp) in Taiwan in partnership with the World Bank.

Bonus

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Updated on Jan. 02, 2021.