Kısa Dalga
https://kisadalga.net
Founded by the investigative journalist Kemal Göktaş in 2019, Kısa Dalga initially produced only podcasts on current political affairs. The media outlet was a pioneer in creating audio narrative journalism in Turkey, focusing on human rights and the environment.
Later, it launched a website to publish investigative journalism pieces and long-form features.
A network of freelancers supports the newsroom in producing audio, video and texts, including opinion pieces.
Location:
Ankara, Turkey
Year the organisation started publishing:
2019
Languages:
Turkish
Type of coverage:
National
Content
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Sports
Economy and business
Education
Lifestyle
Law and crime
Environment
Politics
Health and well-being
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Religious minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
War crimes and transitional justice
Technology
Journalism genres:
Chronicles and non-fiction
Interviews and reporting
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Vodcast or other video platforms
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website
Audience and reach
Social media audience
Facebook number of followers:
24000
Twitter number of followers:
50700
Instagram number of followers:
13000
YouTube number of followers:
21000
Management and team
Founders
Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Kemal Göktaş
Directors:
Kemal Göktaş, Ayça Onuralmış
Team
Full-time employees:
5
Freelancers or consultants:
20
Volunteers:
1
Business structure and revenue sources
Organisation tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
YouTube channel income
Crowdfunding campaigns for fundraising
Grants
Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations
Advertising
Google Adsense
National advertising sold by own team
Consultancy services
Training services for journalists
Content services for others
Content development for NGOs
Audience support / reader revenue
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Google Adsense
The second most important revenue source reported:
Advertising sold by an external agency
Transparency
Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Publishes a complaints policy
Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional
violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative,
or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team