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by Jeremy Wagstaff on November 4, 2011

The Loose Wire Organisation is a boutique consultancy providing expertise related to media.

Founded and led by journalist Jeremy Wagstaff, Loose Wire builds on his expertise of more than a quarter century of journalism and living in Asia to help clients understand and leverage the changing media landscape.

Clients include USAID, The Carter Center, Kraft, Thomson Reuters, SPH Press Holdings, Nanyang Technological University and the Media Development Loan Fund.

Recent or ongoing projects include

setting up and running a media team for an election observation mission in Afghanistan
writing a guide on social media for journalists
training journalists in the art of computer assisted reporting
editing and writing books on media, cyberwar and Indonesia
developing a media/technology strategy for governance
developing a newsletter on media technologies
developing and teaching a course on digital media for university students

The organisation takes its name from Jeremy’s column in The Wall Street Journal.

Partners and members include researchers, journalists, web designers and developers, trainers and PR specialists, based around the world.

The Loose Wire Organisation is based in Singapore.

Tagged as: Asia, Carter Center, Indonesia, Jeremy Wagstaff, journalism, Nanyang Technological University, Public relations, Thomson Reuters, Wall Street Journal

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