Prizma

Prizma was established as an outlet for journalists without space in mainstream media to publish their stories. It produces narrative and investigative journalism, and in-depth analyses.

"Throughout the years, we have developed journalism that scratches under the surface," the founder, Ana Petrusheva, explained.

Prizma consists of six full-time journalists and five part-time journalists. Its journalists have won several awards, including the the EU award for Investigative Journalism for North Macedonia in 2016 for the series of stories on Dossier Telekom that year (about a corruption scheme involving the company Telecom and its relations with the Macedonian government since 2001), and in 2017, for producing a database on agricultural subventions.

According to Petrusheva, journalism awards are not the only indicator of success; as she stressed, Prizma published stories on corruption scandals that have caused societal implications but were not awarded.

"We deal with topics that we consider key for democratisation, reforms, and alignment with the EU legislation," she explained.

Prizma relies on grants, consultancy and training for journalists to fund its work.

Last updated: January 2023

Last updated date: April 2023