Medialab

https://medialab.am/

Medialab combines media and laboratory, creating new journalistic formats and exploring traditional ones through multimedia tools. The founder of Medialab is the NGO Umbrella Network of International Journalists.

Medialab started by publishing political cartoons, a forgotten journalism genre in the Armenian media. The first comics and satire publications engaged a large audience. After that, Medialab started to produce digital storytelling pieces while keeping satire and comics.

The team produces special projects across several forms: analyses, investigations, interviews, reviews, columns of opinion, and photojournalism. The cartoons and comics are widely shared in the Armenian digital space and are still Medialab's signature.

Last updated: December 2022

Last updated date: March 2023

Location:
Yerevan, Armenia
Year the organisation started publishing:
2009
Languages:
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Entertainment and culture
Economy and business
Education
Lifestyle
Law and crime
Environment
Politics
Health and well-being
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
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
Graphic novels and comics
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Satire
Reviews
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Solutions or constructive journalism
Explanatory journalism
Data journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Print
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
51000
Twitter number of followers:
641
Instagram number of followers:
1884
YouTube number of followers:
226
Tiktok number of followers:
1039

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
1
Founders:
Marianna Grigoryan, Vahe Nersesyan
Directors:
Marianna Grigoryan

Team

Full-time employees:
20
Freelancers or consultants:
6
Volunteers:
3

Business structure and revenue sources

Organisation tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants from foreign governments
Grants from United Nations, UNESCO, and other agencies
Consultancy services
Services for nonprofit organisations
Content services for others
Content development for NGOs
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants from private donor organisations

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t have a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Publishes a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is not signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team
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