Great Big Story

whynow Wins Small Digital Publisher Of The Year At AOP Awards

We’re delighted to announce that whynow Media has been crowned Small Digital Publisher of the Year at the AOP Awards 2025.  Now in their 23rd year, the awards celebrate the individuals, teams and companies driving the growth and innovation of the digital publishing sector.  whynow launched in 2019 as an online magazine; since then it’s whynow Wins Small Digital Publisher Of The Year At AOP Awards

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Great Big Story nominated at The Webbys for the second year in a row 

The nominees for this year’s Webby Awards have been revealed and two films from Great Big Story have made the list.  Our wonderfully weird piece Would You Lick This Art? has made it into the very fitting Weird category, you can take a look at the official listing and vote here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/video-film/general-video-film/weird  And our other Great Big Story nominated at The Webbys for the second year in a row 

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Hardest Geezer opens up to Great Big Story about his African adventure

Russ Cook AKA ‘Hardest Geezer’ has made headline news across the globe, and quite rightly so. Cook completed the equivalent of 385 marathons in 352 days, running across the entire length of Africa. On his epic journey, Cook took on some of the toughest environmental conditions, including the world’s largest hot desert, the Sahara. But Hardest Geezer opens up to Great Big Story about his African adventure

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