Pacific Free Press was launched in March 2007 by Dutch-Canadian Richard
Kastelein of V.O.F. Expathos, in the Netherlands along with Chris Cook- CFUV radio journalist and Editor in Chief of Pacific Free Press. Cook is based in , Victoria, British Columbia.
The site is a sister to Atlantic Free Press and Brick Ogden an American Expatriate in Amsterdam has been a key supporter of this project.
The mission of Pacific Free Press is simple: to dig out nuggets of truth from
the slag-heap of lies, ignorance and witless diversion that has buried
public discourse today. Pacific Free Press provides a new venue for
disseminating hard news and insightful, fact-based analysis of the
harsh realities too often ignored or distorted by the mainstream press.
Over thirty five years of experience in the field of the media, communications, teaching, the arts and journalism, has equipped Bowles with wide-ranging experience and skills that includes online product development; designing and developing business and marketing plans for digital media products and services; writing and editing for a variety of online environments from radio stations to online publications; lecturing and course development in digital media and online journalism and product creation.
He is currently working as a freelance writer and consultant on media and communications-related projects, especially relating to the cultural production industries.
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