Omniatv is an independent bottom-up media initiative based in Athens, Greece. It was launched in 2011 when its seven founding members came together under the shared realisation that the Greek media environment had a significant information gap, with mainstream media broadcasting selective and inaccurate news due to political and business influences, as its website states.

Newsroom members often work voluntarily, publishing critical coverage on underreported issues or stories that the mainstream media leaves off the agenda. Omniatv covers society and human rights, emphasising LGBTIQ+, migration and ethnic minorities, as well as issues related to the far right.

"If we do not intend to go all the way with a story, then we don't start at all," its co-founder and legal representative Loukas Stamelos said, explaining the organisation's approach to coverage. Original reporting and consistent follow-ups are the main elements of omniatv's journalism.

After a decade of operating and contributing to the Greek independent journalism scene, omniatv was registered as a social cooperative enterprise in 2022, maintaining a horizontal decision-making process.

The medium is closely following the case on the Pylos shipwreck, as well as a series of interlinked trafficking cases, which include sexual exploitation of women and minors.

Omniatv has also reported and live blogged on relevant trials in Greece, including the Golden Dawn trial and the trial over the killing of LGBTIQ+ activist Zak Kostopoulos - Zackie Oh.

In 2013, omniatv co-produced Greedy Profit, a documentary on the history of the movement against gold mining in Skouries, Greece, and Ruins, a documentary on the case of the persecution and shaming of HIV-positive women.

In 2015, it participated in the production of the documentary Golden Dawn: A personal affair, which was selected for many official film festivals worldwide.

Last updated date: February 2025

Location:
Athens, Greece
Year the organisation started publishing:
2011
Languages:
English
Greek
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Entertainment and culture
Economy and business
Education
Law and crime
Politics
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Religious minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Reviews
Chronicles and non-fiction
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Crowdsourcing
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Curated/aggregated content
Live coverage of events
Data journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Messaging service
Telegram
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:
27868
Twitter number of followers:
18730
Instagram number of followers:
5539
YouTube number of followers:
11822

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
6
Founders:
Loukas Stamelos, Antonis Dimopoulos, Christos Bairamidis, Sterios Ziampakas, Petroula Sepeta
Directors:
Loukas Stamelos, Antonis Dimopoulos, Alexandros Litsardakis, Tasos Theofilou, Anna Nini, Odysseas Geronikolos

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
1
Volunteers:
1

Business structure and revenue sources

Organisation tax status:
Hybrid model
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Paid Website subscriptions
Crowdfunding campaigns for fundraising
Content services for others
Content development for other media
Content development for other non-journalistic companies
Content development for NGOs
Audience support / reader revenue
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Audience support / reader revenue
The second most important revenue source reported:
Content services for others

Transparency

Publishes 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
Has a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish 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
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