Hostwriter to create a virtual, cross-border newsroom to unbias the news
The collaborative network has built a community of 5000+ journalists from 154 countries. It is now giving them a unifying platform that brings stories from different perspectives and goes beyond tokenism
Posted: 22 December 2020 By: Jacob Granger
Non-profit collaborative network Hostwriter is planning to launch a remote, cross-border newsroom in 2021 to continue its mission to unbias the news .
Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, Hostwriter spent its early years building a community of international journalists of diverse ethnic origins, gender, disability, class, age, religion or geographical location.
Hostwriter enabled its network to connect and collaborate via chat rooms. It also provided job opportunities and calls for pitches. It now counts has more than 5,000 journalists from 154 countries.