Owen Huchon
Owen is a journalist and section editor. He covers issues related to editorial, economic, and technological independence in the media, with a particular focus on the internet and archiving.
Latest Posts
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The 2025 edition of our gift ideas list to delight your loved ones during the holidays while supporting independent press and publishing.
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This week, we're looking at Reddit, Beehiiv, and the indie web renaissance. Also: a plugin to browse a pre-AI Internet, media libraries, gag orders, and a magazine to relearn HTML.
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As the social ecosystem fragments, Reddit emerges as a new gold rush for media distribution. Yet behind this enthusiasm, the risks of platform dependency and fragile moderation persist. Should media invest there, and under what conditions without compromising editorial independence?
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Sphera Media Lab recently brought together European journalism stakeholders in Brussels around a shared challenge: how to strengthen the editorial, technical and financial independence of media outlets?
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Some newsrooms are betting on free and open-source tools to reduce the grip that Big Tech companies have on them. Also in this issue: the excesses of CNews on TikTok, stereotypes about donations, the history of Bondy Blog, and a web with gothic accents.
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From Google to Microsoft, European newsrooms often rely on tools from Silicon Valley. Some are seeking to break free from this dependence, thanks to open-source alternatives or homemade tools.
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Ekaterina, Fatima, and Aliaksandr had to flee their country to continue their profession. From exile, these three journalists bear witness to a Europe where press freedom is dangerously declining.
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This week, in The 10 Links, we're talking about taking back control. Developing your own social network, launching shared platforms, reclaiming your email accounts… We present several approaches!
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AI is crashing the email party: tomorrow, your newsletters will be read, sorted and summarized… without you. Should newsrooms cling to the format, or invent other entry points beyond algorithms?
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This week, in The 10 Links, we look at TikTok from different angles. Also in this edition: StreetPress's mobilization against the far right, a XXL campaign by WIRED, AI disrupting our inboxes, and a massive RSS feed directory.