UK, France: Remember the Entente Cordiale SVP
Confusing news from the Terror front: citizens of Europe have been advised not to go anywhere, more or less. Just last week the US State Department and the British Foreign Office issued a warning for...
View ArticleWhy the Internet did NOT win the Nobel Peace Prize
Its manifesto was initially presented in November last year, and Riccardo Luna – editor of Wired Italy – was inspired by the so-called Twitter revolution in Iran, when thousands of protesters took to...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the strikes in France #12Oct #Blocages
The Facts Various Labour unions have stepped-up calls for a national strike after the French Parliament passed a reform approving the rise of the pension age by two years, from 65 to 67, and the...
View ArticleIt’s the internet, stupid
On today’s scaremongering menu: Is the internet making us stupid? To which one could naturally reply: when were we ever smart? You must’ve heard this theory before, it has been on the airwaves for...
View ArticleItalian journos search for escape route in oppressive job market
In a media environment evidently oppressed by the overbearing hegemony of politics, corruption and sex scandals, a hostile job market is contributing to driving Italian journalists over the edge....
View ArticleeBook: OWNI.eu’s best-of
“The Future is here, it is just not evenly distributed” – these famous words from William Gibson somewhat encapsulate the driving philosophy of digital media and of Owni in particular. We aim to scout...
View ArticleJulian Assange hearing: Liveblog
This past year, WikiLeaks is accredited for the biggest military and diplomatic leak in US history. Soon after WikiLeaks gained favor in the eyes of promoters of freedom of the press advocates and...
View Article[Exclusive] NGOs report mining giants Glencore and Quantum alleging fiscal...
In 2009 officials from the Zambian Revenue Authority decided to contact Norwegian tax auditors Grant Thornton and Econ Poyri to assess, with assistance from the Norwegian government, the income...
View ArticleOWNI lands in London for event on freedom of information
Next week OWNI will be joining a group of artists and performers to reflect on the impact WikiLeaks and the freedom of information movement has had on our society. The “thinking and drinking” session...
View ArticleHacks and Hackers Gather to Write the First Data Journalism Handbook
Ravensbourne College is an ultramodern cubist design school which abuts the O2 arena on the Greenwich peninsula. It is perhaps an unusual and yet apt setting for journalists to meet. Members of the...
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