The future of news belongs to those who… kiss
The traditional news organisations: the BBC, CNN, New York Times, the Guardian, Sky News – and all the others – have got a problem. Up until recently I thought the problem was revenue and the lack...
View ArticleForget the readers: are journalists writing for Google?
OWNI’s team would like to welcome Adam Westbrook for his first article written for OWNI.eu For a newspaper, news channel or magazine online the undeniable target is traffic. How many people have looked...
View ArticleFreelance journalism: a survival guide
A year ago I knew nothing about freelancing. Zip. Nada. I didn’t even know how to prepare an invoice (when are we supposed to get taught that?!) So the last year of freelancing has been a...
View ArticleOn revolution
Tonight, Egypt’s 30-year-old regime fell. The hundreds of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square showed the rest of the world what persistent, peaceful protest can really achieve – in a short space...
View Article10 myths that will stop you innovating in journalism
If there’s anything I’d ever wish you to take away from reading this blog over the years, it would be the following ten points. They underline everything I’ve learned in two years of searching for new...
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