ZovNews
https://zovnews.com/
ZovNews is a regional media outlet covering Bulgaria's northwestern oblast of Vratza. The team publishes investigative journalism pieces on corruption and has often faced SLAPPs.
The media project is run by Alpiko Publidhinh EOOD, owned by Vratza's doctor and charity entrepreneur Georgi Ezekiev and his daughter, Savina Ezekieva. The editor-in-chief is investigative journalist Maria Dimitrova. Savina Ezekieva and Maria Dimitrova manage the media organisation.
The media project is financed by the family and through grants.
Location:
Vratsa, Bulgaria
Year the organisation started publishing:
2006
Languages:
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
Vratza
Content
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Entertainment and culture
Sports
Economy and business
Education
Law and crime
Environment
Politics
Health and well-being
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Religious minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
War crimes and transitional justice
Technology
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Satire
Reviews
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Data journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website
Audience and reach
Social media audience
Facebook number of followers:
12000
Twitter number of followers:
21
Instagram number of followers:
27
YouTube number of followers:
1800
Management and team
Founders
Female:
4
Male:
0
Founders:
Georgi Ezekiev, Savina Ezekieva
Directors:
Maria Dimitrova
Team
Full-time employees:
2
Freelancers or consultants:
1
Volunteers:
0
Business structure and revenue sources
Organisation tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants from Google
Grants from Meta
Advertising
Google Adsense
Affiliate advertising
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants
The second most important revenue source reported:
Advertising
Transparency
Publishes information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Has a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy
Has 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
Publishes up to date information about its team