Open Migration

https://openmigration.org/

In 2015, the number of migrants setting foot in Italy peaked. Right-wing politicians and media often described the situation using the term "invasion". The Italian coalition for civil liberties and rights (CILD), composed of 44 national non-profit organisations, felt the need to create a data-driven informative platform regarding migrations to fight stereotypes and disinformation.

In a few months, Open Migration was online. Its main feature was an interactive dashboard, including detailed charts and maps of migrants arrivals. That dashboard soon became a source for journalists and even United Nations consultants. At that time, the publication reached over 50,000 monthly unique users.

Over time, alongside the dashboard, it started hosting original analyses and narrative reports by freelancers.

Currently, Open Migration is in a strategic content review process. Director Tommaso Fusco explained: "Today, there are an increasing number of good journalists dealing with migrations in Italy. Probably, our publication will focus on environmental migrants, still an unexplored issue." Also, he added, the website will host more first-person stories of migrants and showcase examples of best practices in Europe.

Open Migration is not a registered publication. The project is mainly funded by the Open Society Foundations, and since the beginning, it has been publishing information in Italian and English.

Last updated: January 2023

Last updated date: March 2024

Location:
Rome, Italy
Year the organisation started publishing:
2015
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
International
Countries of coverage:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Malta
Slovenia
Ukraine
Other
Other countries of coverage:
EU, migration routes

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Law and crime
Politics
Society and human rights
Ethnic minorities
Religious minorities
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Fact-checking
Data journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Twitter
Facebook
Print
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
12864
Twitter number of followers:
10094

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
3
Founders:
Andrea Menapace, Antonella Napolitano, Andrea Oleandri, Giulio Frigieri
Directors:
Andrea Oleandri, Tommaso Fusco

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
10
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organisation tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations
Grants from United Nations, UNESCO, and other agencies
Audience support / reader revenue
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations
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
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
Does not publish up to date information about its team
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