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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Banned from Facebook and Instagram in 2023, Canadian independent media outlets developed new formats and forged collaborations to bounce back. While this crisis dealt a significant blow, it also prompted media organizations to reconsider their relationship with these platforms.
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We're talking about initiatives that push back against the influence of tech giants and billionaires. Also: ProPublica deploying a truck to find its sources, AI consuming its own data, the impact of typefaces on our culture, and why it's time to rewild the web.
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This week, in The 10 Links, we're looking into… the 10 links! Also in this edition: Wired is dropping paywalls, orthotypographic style guides as a reflection of editorial identity, Joe Rogan's obsession with the lost city of Atlantis, and interviews with Dua Lipa.
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By replacing its comments section with a debate platform, the German media outlet gives its readers a space for constructive discussions while significantly reducing the workload of its moderators.
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For the past year, we've been sharing the best of what we discover in our bi-monthly newsletter, Les 10 liens. Topic selection, methods, and tools: here are the answers to the questions you ask us most often.
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In this 24th edition of 10 Links, a focus on Internet fragmentation into micro-communities. Also: archiving, AI, magazines, and platforms for independent press.
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We're questioning how internet users can still influence the web's evolution in the face of major tech firms' influence. Also: journalism schools confronting harassment, far-right new media on social networks, and a tool for creating
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AJAR (Association of Antiracist and Racialized Journalists) puts forward 12 recommendations to strengthen the representation of racialized journalists and improve media coverage. How can they be applied? An interview with Khedidja Zerouali, journalist at Mediapart and co-founder of AJAR.
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Focus on the essential role of local media in times of crisis and the solutions found by residents of media deserts to fill the gap left by its absence.