Baba News
https://www.babanews.ch/
Founded in Bern in 2018, Baba News is an independent digital journalism platform highlighting the voices of Swiss people with diverse roots and backgrounds. Instead of only reporting about migration, integration, second generations, identities, and cultural diversity, Baba News covers these topics from within the multicultural community and speaks to those who are often being discussed but left out of discussions themselves.
Baba News' newsroom addresses all people with or without multicultural backgrounds and encourages everybody to explore their identities and values. Its goal is to represent diversity in Switzerland, fill the gap in the media landscape, promote understanding, and break down prejudices.
The organisation has obtained some grants, but the team worked mainly on a voluntary basis for the first three years. In early 2021, a crowdfunding campaign allowed the outlet to increase its revenue sources and advertise some paid work positions. Since then, Baba News has developed corporate partnerships and offers training about hate speech and unconscious biases through its Baba Academy.
The information in this media profile was collected through desk research. Last updated: February 2023