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.
journalists from countries worldwide
Team
Founded by journalists who built up a platform for collaborative journalism
Tabea Grzeszyk
CEO
Co-founder Tabea works for the German National Radio programme DLF Kultur.
Send MailBernadette Geyer
COO & Communications
Bernadette Geyer is a freelance writer, editor, and translator with a background in marketing.
Send MailJulia Vernersson
Project Lead
Julia is an NGO professional, focusing on international projects related to media and freedom of expression.
Send MailKatja Heitmann
CTO
Katja is a freelance web developer and a member of 'Reinblau' in Berlin.
Send MailZahra Salah Uddin
Community Engagement
Zahra is an Erasmus Mundus Alumna and a freelance journalist interested in cultural reporting.
Send MailAndy Wilke
Lead Design
Andy is a freelance graphic designer with a focus on branding and user experience.
Send MailChristina Lee
Ambassador Network
Christina is a freelance writer and editor interested in travel and migration.
Send MailStefanie Sauer
Accounting
Stefanie is a freelance accountant and a social scientist with a focus on education and discrimination.
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Become a Hostwriter
- Search the network to find colleagues around the world
- Ask for local advice
- Find experts who share your interests
- Get a couch to stay on
- Cross-border cooperation among journalists