Self-funded by a group of seven professional journalists and photographers in 2020, RADAR Magazine aims to tell compelling stories about the interaction between the climate crisis, the environment and social justice — which the team considers to be the crucial challenges of the present time. As stated by RADAR’s director Marta Frigerio: “In the Italian media landscape, it was still missing an independent, ad-free, scientifically backed publication entirely devoted to environmental issues. That's why we decided to found our digital magazine”.

All the staff works on a freelance basis, so at first, the publication republished its features (both in Italian and English) for established international outlets such as the BBC, National Geographic, The New York Times and Nature.

Today, RADAR Magazine publishes original content from a growing network of contributors and from cross-border awarded projects. For example, in March 2023, it released an investigation about the "forever chemicals" PFAS, carried out by 18 European newsrooms and funded by Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU). Frigerio points out that the newsroom uses a solutions-driven approach to tackle the problems it covers, largely relies on visual storytelling by eminent professionals (such as multi-award winning photographer Elisabetta Zavoli) and is committed to inclusive communication.

Last updated: June 2023

Last updated date: May 21, 2024, 5:05 a.m.

Location:
Pesaro, Italy
Year the organisation started publishing:
2020
Languages:
English
Italian
Type of coverage:
International
Countries of coverage:
Italy
Other
Other countries of coverage:
Global coverage

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Environment
Society and human rights
Journalism genres:
Chronicles and non-fiction
Interviews and reporting
Graphic novels and comics
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Crowdsourcing
Solutions or constructive journalism
Explanatory journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Messaging service
Telegram
Social media platforms
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
3600
Twitter number of followers:
362
Instagram number of followers:
3844
YouTube number of followers:
19

Management and team

Founders

Female:
2
Male:
5
Founders:
Gianluca Liva, Alfonso Lucifredi, Francesco Martinelli, Davide Michielin, Jacopo Pasotti, Anna Violato, Elisabetta Zavoli
Directors:
Marta Frigerio

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
12
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 Google
Consultancy services
Services for clients and other private corporations
Services for nonprofit organisations
Content services for others
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:
Grants
The second most important revenue source reported:
Consultancy services

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Doesn’t have an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t have a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Doesn’t have 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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