Sharing is caring – or is it? Felix from the Hostwriter team found us while he was researching for his documentary about the Sharing Economy. Tabea gave an interview (at the SPIEGEL headquater) explaining the core mission of the platform. “Our… Continue Reading →
WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING EVERYTHING READY for the launch when Ulrike Langer from the “Digitales Quartett” sent an email to us: “Can you be my surprise-guest at the re:publica?” So the day before the launch, we were… Continue Reading →
Hostwriter was launched on May 7th, 2014 at the re:publica-conference in Berlin After 24 hours, 50 colleagues joined the network. After day 2, we were already over 160! The founders Sandra, Tabea & Tamara were pretty over-whelmed and happy about… Continue Reading →
On June 7th, Hostwriter was launched at re:publica-conference in Berlin. Hostwriter was launched on May 7th, 2014 at the re:publica-conference in Berlin. After 24 hours, 50 colleagues joined the network. After day 1, we were already over 160! The founders… Continue Reading →
Tamara, Sandra and I have been working hard to get everything done in time and with every day, we´re getting more excited: Our baby is getting ready to open its eyes and start walking! We´re looking forward to launching Hostwriter… Continue Reading →
#gbj14 (4/6) New Ideas for a Changing Media World from Groundbreaking Journalism on Vimeo. Berlin, April 3rd, 2014: “At the Intersection of Man and Machine” International Conference on Mobile Technology and Journalism #gbj14
We were invited to talk about Hostwriter at the conference “Golden Times? Freelance Journalism on the web” in Leipzig. Great discussion on the train ride back to Berlin with Sebastian Esser from krautreporter who gave us feedback on our website´s… Continue Reading →
Global cooperation among journalists – this is our goal with Hostwriter! However, we are aware that this platform needs to be protected against abuse: Supporting colleagues with an advice doesn´t mean to reveal sensitive sources, engaging in research-teams is not… Continue Reading →
My stay in Beirut is over – time to check out the fruits of the experiment: Has „Hostwriter“-style networking helped me to find stories in Beirut? Have I met protagonists who I wouldn´t have if I relied on news agencies… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, Dec. 4th, we had our first-ever Hostwriter-meeting: We were small group of international journalists based in Beirut, two Lebanese, two Italians, two Germans, one colleague from Egypt and one from Algeria (who skipped the photo). Thank you so… Continue Reading →
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