Our news service has been nominated for the Online Media Awards 2012, 'Specialist Site for Journalism' category! The prestigious awards aim to "identify the best and boldest of online news-based creativity and also the most original". It is nominated alongside journalism heavyweights including Reuters (Breakingviews), Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Guardian (Datastore), the Economist and Wired. The winners will be announced in London on 21st of June. This is a great international recognition for street paper journalism and we are of course extremely proud of our street paper editors, journalists and photographers who contribute to the news service.
29 May 2012
25 May 2012
Illuminating art exhibition on homelessness covered
To help readers improve their language skills, Czech street paper Novy Prostor frequently prints a page of their paper solely in English. In their latest issue, Novy Prostor featured a story from British street paper The Big Issue in the North.
The article Illuminating art exhibition gives voice to homeless reported on a unique art initiative in Wakefield, England which works with the city's homeless community.
The innovative neon art project run by Neon Workshops founder Richard Wheater and the charity Pennine Camphill, gives young homeless people - who often feel invisible to society - a chance to communicate a particular message or idea through neon artwork.
The ten week workshop ended with an exhibition entitled 'Visible Words from Invisible People' which not only showcased their final work, but acted as a platform for the young homeless participants to communicate their situation and experiences to a wider community.
The article was also picked up by several American street papers, including Salt Lake Street News in Utah and Homeward Street Journal in Sacramento (see below). You can learn more about Neon Workshops here.
Um ihren Lesern eine Möglichkeit zu geben, ihre Sprachkenntnisse zu verbessern, druckt die tschechische Straßenzeitung Novy Prostor regelmäßig eine Seite ihrer Zeitung auf Englisch. In ihrer neuesten Ausgabe brachte Novy Prostor einen Artikel der britischen Straßenzeitung The Big Issue in the North.
Der Artikel Kunstausstellung gibt Obdachlosen eine Stimme berichtet über eine einzigartige Kunstinitiative aus Wakefield, England, die mit den Obdachlosen der Stadt zusammenarbeitet.
Das innovative Neon-Kunstprojekt, das von Richard Wheater, Gründer von Neon Workshops, und der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Pennine Camphill geleitet wird, gibt jungen Obdachlosen, die sich in der Gesellschaft oft unsichtbar fühlen, eine Chance, eine Botschaft oder Idee durch Kunstinstallationen aus Neon zu kommunizieren.
Der zehnwöchige Workshop endete mit einer Ausstellung mit dem Titel "Sichtbare Worte unsichtbarer Menschen" und zeigte nicht nur die Abschlussarbeiten der Teilnehmer, sondern fungierte auch als Plattform für junge Obdachlose, die so ihre Situation und Erfahrungen einer breiten Öffentlichkeit vermitteln konnten.
Der Artikel wurde auch von mehreren amerikanischen Straßenzeitungen aufgenommen, einschließlich des "Homeward Street Journal" aus Sacramento und der "Salt Lake Street News" aus Utah.
Mehr über die Neon Workshops erfahren Sie hier.
21 May 2012
Novy Prostor use English republication to help readers improve language skills
Novy Prostor's English page |
The article Illuminating art exhibition gives voice to homeless reported on a unique art initiative in Wakefield, England which works with the city's homeless community.
The innovative neon art project run by Neon Workshops founder Richard Wheater and the charity Pennine Camphill, gives young homeless people - who often feel invisible to society - a chance to communicate a particular message or idea through neon artwork.
The ten week workshop ended with an exhibition entitled 'Visible Words from Invisible People' which not only showcased their final work, but acted as a platform for the young homeless participants to communicate their situation and experiences to a wider community.
The article was also picked up by several American street papers, including Salt Lake Street News in Utah and Homeward Street Journal in Sacramento (see below). You can learn more about Neon Workshops here.
Um ihren Lesern eine Möglichkeit zu geben, ihre Sprachkenntnisse zu verbessern, druckt die tschechische Straßenzeitung Novy Prostor regelmäßig eine Seite ihrer Zeitung auf Englisch. In ihrer neuesten Ausgabe brachte Novy Prostor einen Artikel der britischen Straßenzeitung The Big Issue in the North.
Der Artikel Kunstausstellung gibt Obdachlosen eine Stimme berichtet über eine einzigartige Kunstinitiative aus Wakefield, England, die mit den Obdachlosen der Stadt zusammenarbeitet.
Das innovative Neon-Kunstprojekt, das von Richard Wheater, Gründer von Neon Workshops, und der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Pennine Camphill geleitet wird, gibt jungen Obdachlosen, die sich in der Gesellschaft oft unsichtbar fühlen, eine Chance, eine Botschaft oder Idee durch Kunstinstallationen aus Neon zu kommunizieren.
Der zehnwöchige Workshop endete mit einer Ausstellung mit dem Titel "Sichtbare Worte unsichtbarer Menschen" und zeigte nicht nur die Abschlussarbeiten der Teilnehmer, sondern fungierte auch als Plattform für junge Obdachlose, die so ihre Situation und Erfahrungen einer breiten Öffentlichkeit vermitteln konnten.
Der Artikel wurde auch von mehreren amerikanischen Straßenzeitungen aufgenommen, einschließlich des "Homeward Street Journal" aus Sacramento und der "Salt Lake Street News" aus Utah.
Mehr über die Neon Workshops erfahren Sie hier.
15 May 2012
Street papers announce digital initiative (and need your help to make it happen!)
The global street paper movement today unveiled its plans to offer a digital alternative to printed magazines.
Street papers exist to help homeless people earn a dignified income. From the world’s first street paper in New York City in 1989, they have grown to become a global movement against poverty and social injustice, with 122 editions now being published in 40 countries.
But with media consumption patterns shifting from print to digital, UK-based charity INSP (International Network of Street Papers) has been looking for a way to take the concept into the 21st century.
As well as revealing details of its vision for a global technology platform, INSP also announced a campaign to raise funds for the project, through ‘crowd funding’. Readers of street papers worldwide and the general public are being urged to donate to the Kickstarter appeal in the next 30 days to help fund the pilot scheme.
The digital street paper will enable homeless vendors to offer their customers two options – print or digital – priced equally. To retain the crucial vendor-buyer contact on the streets, customers choosing the digital version will buy an access card with a QR code which can be scanned or entered onto smartphones, tablets or desktop computers. The device will then download a digital edition containing all the content from the magazine. With lower production costs and print output, the digital street paper will increase efficiency.
The digital scheme will be piloted this summer in Britain and the USA. The first paper to trial the product is The Big Issue in the North in Manchester, followed by StreetWise in Chicago. If successful, the digital technology will be made available to all 122 street papers in the INSP network.
INSP Executive Director Lisa Maclean believes the content of street papers is key to the success of the model, stating that:
“Homeless vendors are not selling fruit, phones or socks; they’re selling news and information. Street papers – both in print and digital form – can challenge public perceptions of poverty and social injustice. With more than 6 million readers and 12,000 vendors globally, they provide a powerful platform for unheard voices. We believe this project has the potential to become not only one of the world’s largest paid digital media platforms, but one of the most important, too.”
John Maxwell Hobbs, Head of Technology at BBC Scotland thinks the world is ready for digital street papers: “People are becoming more and more accustomed to reading online or reading on the go. Actually, if you’re buying on the street it’s easier because you might not want to have to carry the magazine around. It also has a better chance of being read, and has the advantage in being more ecological.”
Street papers exist to help homeless people earn a dignified income. From the world’s first street paper in New York City in 1989, they have grown to become a global movement against poverty and social injustice, with 122 editions now being published in 40 countries.
By scanning the QR code, readers can access
their local street paper on their smartphone or tablet.
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But with media consumption patterns shifting from print to digital, UK-based charity INSP (International Network of Street Papers) has been looking for a way to take the concept into the 21st century.
As well as revealing details of its vision for a global technology platform, INSP also announced a campaign to raise funds for the project, through ‘crowd funding’. Readers of street papers worldwide and the general public are being urged to donate to the Kickstarter appeal in the next 30 days to help fund the pilot scheme.
The digital street paper will enable homeless vendors to offer their customers two options – print or digital – priced equally. To retain the crucial vendor-buyer contact on the streets, customers choosing the digital version will buy an access card with a QR code which can be scanned or entered onto smartphones, tablets or desktop computers. The device will then download a digital edition containing all the content from the magazine. With lower production costs and print output, the digital street paper will increase efficiency.
The digital scheme will be piloted this summer in Britain and the USA. The first paper to trial the product is The Big Issue in the North in Manchester, followed by StreetWise in Chicago. If successful, the digital technology will be made available to all 122 street papers in the INSP network.
Vendor of The Big Issue in the North (UK) [Photo: Rebecca Lupton] |
INSP Executive Director Lisa Maclean believes the content of street papers is key to the success of the model, stating that:
“Homeless vendors are not selling fruit, phones or socks; they’re selling news and information. Street papers – both in print and digital form – can challenge public perceptions of poverty and social injustice. With more than 6 million readers and 12,000 vendors globally, they provide a powerful platform for unheard voices. We believe this project has the potential to become not only one of the world’s largest paid digital media platforms, but one of the most important, too.”
John Maxwell Hobbs, Head of Technology at BBC Scotland thinks the world is ready for digital street papers: “People are becoming more and more accustomed to reading online or reading on the go. Actually, if you’re buying on the street it’s easier because you might not want to have to carry the magazine around. It also has a better chance of being read, and has the advantage in being more ecological.”
14 May 2012
Article on a new Greek street paper proves popular across the world
The Big Issue in the North |
The interview with Chris Alefantis, the paper's co-founder, was also translated into English and has been republished by ten street papers in total. Several German street papers including FREIeBÜRGER, Trott-War, Donaustrudl and Fiftyfifty featured the article, as did The Big Issue in the North and The Big Issue Japan, Hecho en Buenos Aires, American street paper Homeward Street Journal, Megaphon in Austria and CAIS in Portugal.
In his interview with Asphalt, Alefantis said that, with a static poverty rate of 28 per cent, "Greece is ready for a street paper." When it launches, 'Shedia' - meaning raft, will be tasked with the overwhelming challenge of helping the city's 20,000 homeless but its co-founder remains hopeful.
He told Asphalt, "We want to save people with this street paper from the shipwreck of the Greek economy and we hope to offer them a bit of security. At first Shedia will only be sold in Athens but sooner rather than later the project will expand to the other major cities."
FREIeBÜRGER, in Germany, ran the article across 2 pages |
Das Interview mit Chris Alefantis, dem Mitbegründer der Zeitung, wurde auch auf Englisch übersetzt und von insgesamt zehn Straßenzeitungen gedruckt. Mehrere deutsche Straßenzeitungen einschließlich FREIeBÜRGER, Trott-War, Donaustrudl und Fiftyfifty brachten den Artikel, genauso wie The Big Issue in the North und The Big Issue Japan, Hecho en Buenos Aires, die amerikanische Straßenzeitung Homeward Street Journal, Megaphon in Österreich und CAIS in Portugal.
Im Interview mit Asphalt sagte Alefantis, mit einer Armutsrate von 28 Prozent sei "Griechenland bereit für eine Straßenzeitung". "Shedia" ("Floß") steht bei ihrem Erscheinen der schier überwältigenden Aufgabe gegenüber, den 20 000 Obdachlosen der Stadt zu helfen, aber ihr Mitgründer bleibt hoffnungsvoll.
"Wir wollen die Menschen mit dieser Straßenzeitung von dem Wrack retten, das die griechische Wirtschaft ist, und hoffen, ihnen wenigstens ein bisschen Sicherheit geben zu können", sagte er Asphalt. "Zunächst wird Shedia nur in Athen verkauft, aber lieber früher als später werden wir das Projekt auf andere Großstädte ausdehnen".
7 May 2012
Reuters picture donations help street papers stand out from the crowd
Our free picture donations from Reuters have inspired many great street paper covers. The Big Issue UK's cover last week is a shining example of just how much of an impact great imagery can have.
The cover featured Scottish Olympic athlete Chris Hoy, or rather: the track cyclist's massive legs! This is a great example of how an exclusive interview can attract the attention of buyers on the street through an eye-catching photo. By providing free images to INSP members, Reuters helps us to help street paper vendors to sell the most attractive product. See the cover here.
Die Fotos, die uns die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters spendet, haben schon viele großartige Titelbilder von Straßenzeitungen inspiriert. Das Cover des "Big Issue UK" von letzter Woche ist ein leuchtendes Beispiel dafür, was ein faszinierendes Foto bewirken kann.
Das Titelbild zeigt den schottischen Olympioniken Chris Hoy, oder besser gesagt die gewaltigen Beine des Radrennfahrers. Dieses Beispiel zeigt, wie durch ein auffälliges Foto die Aufmerksamkeit von Passanten auf der Straße auf ein exklusives Interview gelenkt werden kann. Indem sie Mitgliedern von INSP kostenlose Bilder zur Verfügung stellt, hilft die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters Straßenzeitungsverkäufern, ein attraktives Produkt zu verkaufen. Hier sehen Sie das Cover.
The cover featured Scottish Olympic athlete Chris Hoy, or rather: the track cyclist's massive legs! This is a great example of how an exclusive interview can attract the attention of buyers on the street through an eye-catching photo. By providing free images to INSP members, Reuters helps us to help street paper vendors to sell the most attractive product. See the cover here.
Die Fotos, die uns die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters spendet, haben schon viele großartige Titelbilder von Straßenzeitungen inspiriert. Das Cover des "Big Issue UK" von letzter Woche ist ein leuchtendes Beispiel dafür, was ein faszinierendes Foto bewirken kann.
Das Titelbild zeigt den schottischen Olympioniken Chris Hoy, oder besser gesagt die gewaltigen Beine des Radrennfahrers. Dieses Beispiel zeigt, wie durch ein auffälliges Foto die Aufmerksamkeit von Passanten auf der Straße auf ein exklusives Interview gelenkt werden kann. Indem sie Mitgliedern von INSP kostenlose Bilder zur Verfügung stellt, hilft die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters Straßenzeitungsverkäufern, ein attraktives Produkt zu verkaufen. Hier sehen Sie das Cover.
Chris Hoy's 'thighs matters' in The Big Issue
Our free picture donations from Reuters have inspired many great street paper covers. The Big Issue UK's cover last week is a shining example of just how much of an impact great imagery can have.
The cover featured Scottish Olympic athlete Chris Hoy, or rather: the track cyclist's massive legs! This is a great example of how an exclusive interview can attract the attention of buyers on the street through an eye-catching photo. By providing free images to INSP members, Reuters helps us to help street paper vendors to sell the most attractive product. See the cover here.
Die Fotos, die uns die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters spendet, haben schon viele großartige Titelbilder von Straßenzeitungen inspiriert. Das Cover des "Big Issue UK" von letzter Woche ist ein leuchtendes Beispiel dafür, was ein faszinierendes Foto bewirken kann. Das Titelbild zeigt den schottischen Olympioniken Chris Hoy, oder besser gesagt die gewaltigen Beine des Radrennfahrers. Dieses Beispiel zeigt, wie durch ein auffälliges Foto die Aufmerksamkeit von Passanten auf der Straße auf ein exklusives Interview gelenkt werden kann. Indem sie Mitgliedern von INSP kostenlose Bilder zur Verfügung stellt, hilft die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters Straßenzeitungsverkäufern, ein attraktives Produkt zu verkaufen. Hier sehen Sie das Cover.
2 May 2012
Highlights from our news service
Vendors in the birthday edition of The Big Issue South Africa |
Our special report from India was highly popular with street papers worldwide. More than 30 articles were republished in 21 different street papers in Germany, Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, USA and Norway.
A story about the difficulties faced by gay asylum seekers in South Africa shocked readers in other African countries. South Africa may have the most progressive constitution to protect sexual orientation in Arica, but gay asylum seekers' dreams of freedom often turn into nightmares when they discover the yawning chasm between the liberal ideals of South Africa's Constitution and harsh reality.
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