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Jakub Górnicki

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Jakub Górnicki is journalist and blogger. Involved in Polish projects - Sejmometr, which aims to reorganise Polish Parliament legal data. Works for Sourcefabric - Prague based organisation which creates open source software for independent and quality journalism.

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Latest posts by Jakub Górnicki

15 December 2009

Poland: Blogs Demand Payment for Content

Written by Jakub Górnicki · Eastern & Central Europe

Readers of leading Polish blogs might have been surprised to see a new welcome screen on one of their favourite websites recently: it announced that, beginning Dec. 14, 2009, access to this blog was no longer free of charge. Jakub Gornicki writes about the case.

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19 November 2009

Poland: Anonymous Blogger to Write About a Daily Tabloid

Written by Jakub Górnicki · Eastern & Central Europe

An anonymous journalist who used to work for a Polish daily tabloid called Fakt, started a new blog, BrukowiecStory ("TabloidStory" in English), in which he wants to write the truth about how things really work in the newsroom and in the publisher’s office.

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18 November 2009

Poland: Creators of “Polish Rapidshare” Arrested

Written by Jakub Górnicki · Eastern & Central Europe

Earlier this month, the Polish police arrested creators and owners of OdSiebie.com service. The portal, which is currently down, was a clone of Rapidshare, and since its day one in 2007, it was continuously growing in traffic. Jakub Gornicki reviews the reactions from the Polish blogosphere.

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