For people facing hardship they provide an opportunity to generate income; and for readers critical and exciting stories: Street papers are both journalistic products and social projects. How do editorial teams of street papers operate? What takes centre stage, the social aspect or journalistic quality standards? Or is this more than just a one-man show? Who are the people selling the papers and how has their group changed since the beginnings of street papers? Representatives of four street papers from three countries will provide their insight.
Karin Lohr
CEO of Munich street paper BISS
Matthias Fleischmann
Editor of South Tyrolean bilingual street paper zebra
Eva Schwienbacher
Editor-in-Chief of Tyrolean street paper 20er
Ruth Weismann
Editor for Viennese street paper Augustin
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Ivona Jelčić
Cultural Journalist, Innsbruck