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Hostwriter helps journalists to easily collaborate across borders.

Advice

Use the Hostwriter network to get help quickly and make contacts in areas and organizations you have no current links to.

Collaboration

Search Hostwriter to find colleagues to work with across the world, or on your doorstep, with expertise you need and interests you share.

Accommodation

Over half of Hostwriter's members also offer their couch. Travel more for work, and stay with a Hostwriter journalist for free.

Latest Updates

On the way to Wellington Basin for a vigil in solidarity with Christchurch’s Muslim community. Image: Hannah Spyksma

The Need for Journalism following Times of Crisis

Hostwriter ambassador from New Zealand, Hannah Spyksma, wrote about the crucial role journalism plays in modeling empathy through channels of public communication to fight hate, in the wake of Christchurch terror attack.

Basic Income for Journalists: More than just a dream?

Chronic underfunding in the media has many concerned about the future of our democracies. Could responsible, well-funded, local reporting bring journalism back from the brink? Our Tina Lee presents three ways to fund basic income for journalists.

Our Vision Statement as a Guide for Our Activities

"Hostwriter is an open network that helps journalists to easily collaborate across borders". This sentence helped and determined the organization of this year's projects. Our Bernadette Geyer tells you how we put it together one year ago.