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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 →

The Hostwriter Prize 2015: The Finalists

While the world becomes ever more interconnected, the financial means of reporting continue to shrink. If journalists want to follow suit and continue to try and grasp the bigger picture of things, they need to unlock new research strategies that go beyond… Continue Reading →

The Hostwriter Pitch Prize Winners

We are proud to present the the winners of Hostwriter’s very first Pitch Prize. Congratulations to Hanne Couderé and Jim Huylebroek who follow a package of Heroin from the poppy fields in Afghanistan to the consumer in Europe in collaboration with Asli Elitsoy, Maria Cheresheva, and Stevan… Continue Reading →

“We want to change the Mass Media Image of Refugees”

A story collaboration by Elina Makri, Athens & Tabea Grzeszyk, Berlin This is how Elina from Athens described our spontaneous cooperation last week: „Since our governments do not collaborate effectively on the emergency issue of refugees, I decided with Tabea,… Continue Reading →

Apply for the Hostwriter Prize 2015! — new deadline August 31st

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Wafaa Albadry – Hostwriter Ambassador in Egypt

مرحبا In the midst of Cairo’s traffic, our ambassador Wafaa Albadry introduces herself in English and Arabic You can get in touch with her via her profile: https://hostwriter.org/profile/albadry

Save the Date: Hostwriter at re:publica 15 on May 5th, Berlin

We are part of it: re:publica 15, Europe’s leading conference on Internet and Society, will take place in Berlin. On Tuesday, 5th of May at 5.15 pm, you will find Hostwriter and our international partners on a panel: #rp15: Finding… Continue Reading →

Talking About Cross-Border Journalism with Brigitte Alfter

Brigitte Alfter has recently published a book stressing the importance of cross-border collaborations in journalism. She aims at providing a step-by-step approach on what to consider when working with foreign colleagues – and why there is little choice but to do so…. Continue Reading →

Get to Know Our 1000th Member!

We present our 1000th member, Bernd Debusmann. Bernd’s BIO He is half-Mexican, half-German and grew up in Mexico City and Washington, DC. WORK: Bernie works at the Khaleej Times in Dubai, one of the most widely circulated English-language newspapers in the GCC. Previously… Continue Reading →

Hostwriter @ Social Media Week Hamburg, Feb 26th, 2015

Entrepreneurial Journalism: Do media startups have a tough time with it? Welcome to the Social Media Week Hamburg! Hostwriter cofounder Tabea Grzeszyk joins a panel discussion with Wolfang Macht (Netzpiloten.de) and Markus Huth & Oliver Agliani (SiehdieWelt.com). What are the… Continue Reading →

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