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Hostwriter Meets Oikomedia at Tandem Europe

When we came across the Greek journalism platform Oikomedia our first thought was “Oh dear, that’s very similar to what we are doing.” As strong advocates of collaboration in journalism we decided to follow our own example and go for… Continue Reading →

February 16, 2016

Vanessa Quirk, Hostwriter Ambassador in New York City

Vanessa is a Columbia journalism grad, a Tow Centre Fellow and has a special knack for podcasting. Get in touch with her for advice/co-authorship or a couch in NYC.

January 18, 2016

Following the Heroin Trail: Update 5 – BULGARIA

Update from Sofia, Bulgaria The winners of this year’s Pitch Prize are following a package of heroin from the Afghan poppy fields all the way to the needle in Europe. Their journey will take them through Iran, Turkey and across Eastern-European borders. Read their updates from Afghanistan,… Continue Reading →

January 4, 2016

Following the Heroin Trail: Update 4 – TURKEY

Update from Van, East Turkey, a Kurdish province bordering Iran. The winners of this year’s Pitch Prize are following a package of heroin from the Afghan poppy fields all the way to the needle in Europe.Their journey will take them through Iran, Turkey and… Continue Reading →

November 17, 2015

IS HEAVY METAL TOO LOUD FOR CHINA? – Winners of the Hostwriter Prize 2015

Congratulations to Caroline von Eichhorn (Germany), Lu Yang (China) and Christoph Behrens (Germany) for winning the Hostwriter Prize 2015, endowed with 3.000 Euros. How it all happened Two German journalists travel to China and contact several colleagues on the ground via Hostwriter…. Continue Reading →

November 6, 2015

The Hostwriter Prize: 2nd Place Goes to REACHING ITALY IS ONLY THE START

Congratulations to Yermi Brenner (Israel/Germany) and Silvia Giannelli (Italy) for winning the 2nd place of this year’s Hostwriter Prize, which is endowed with 2.000€. An exemplary portrayal of how to use the platform “Yermi had the idea of doing this cross-border… Continue Reading →

November 3, 2015

Following the Heroin Trail: Update 3 – IRAN

Update from Sistan-Baluchistan, the Iranian province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan Iran spends $ 2 billion a year to stem the flow of drugs inside the country. This year alone, more than 500 people were hanged for drug-related crimes. Nevertheless, tons of… Continue Reading →

October 27, 2015

Following the Heroin Trail: Update 2 – AFGHANISTAN

The winners of this year’s Pitch Prize are following a package of heroin from the Afghan poppy fields all the way to the needle in Europe. Their journey will take them through Iran, Turkey and across Eastern-European borders. Update 2 from Nimroz, Afghanistan: “In Nimroz… Continue Reading →

October 23, 2015

InPerspective: “The stringers are our journalists”

We are happy to announce a new exciting partner of Hostwriter. When we were introduced to each other it felt like match made in heaven. Hostwriter provides an infrastructure for journalists while InPerspective offers an outlet for publishing and translating international… Continue Reading →

October 23, 2015

Following the Heroin Trail: Update 1 – AFGHANISTAN

The winners of this year’s Pitch Prize are following a package of heroin from the Afghan poppy fields all the way to the needle in Europe.Their journey will take them through Iran, Turkey and across Eastern-European borders. Update 1 from Helmand, Afghanistan: Roughly… Continue Reading →

October 13, 2015

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