Infosperber
https://www.infosperber.ch/
Infosperber is an independent, non-profit online daily media outlet founded in 2011. It aims to provide information on fundamental rights, risks of the financial system and debt, energy, climate and transport policy, lobbying, social policy, media, growth and health policy, and geopolitical disputes, among other topics.
The organisation assumes that readers have already obtained information from other sources, and Infosperber considers itself complementary to and critical of major media outlets. The word Infosperber is translated as information sparrowhawk, referring to "seeing what others overlook".
The organisation targets an audience of decision-makers in society, business, politics, and all people who look beyond the information provided by mainstream media, searching to complement and contextualise it.
Infosperber's website attracts around 16,000 weekly readers in Switzerland and beyond. The media outlet reaches out to its readers through a mobile application, daily and monthly newsletters, and social media (Facebook and Twitter).
Infosperber is financed by readers' donations, of which over 90% go into producing more journalism.
Journalists produce articles for which they receive fees and expenses. Unpaid dedicated readers carry out all non-editorial tasks such as bookkeeping, donation management, marketing, IT support, translations, and proofreading. In addition, some retired journalists work voluntarily. The organisation has occasionally received grants from foundations and allocated them to specific projects, namely website renewal and mobile application development.
The media outlet is financed by the Schweizerische Stiftung zur Förderung unabhängiger Information - SSUI (in English: Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Independent Information), which aims to promote investigative journalism of social and political relevance. The foundation's exclusive activity is to operate the non-profit media Infosperber.
The foundation's statutes and regulations guarantee that Infosperber remains independent of major publishers and interest groups. All statutes, regulations, balance sheets, income statements and detailed activity reports are published on SSUI's website.
Last updated: February 2023