Proekt
Russian independent media outlet
Proekt (Russian: Проект, romanized: Proyekt, lit. 'Project') is an independent Russian media outlet specialising in investigative journalism. In 2021, Proekt was relaunched as Agentstvo (Агентство, 'Agency'), but restored its original name in 2022, while Agentstvo became a news website.
History and activities
Since 2001, Roman Badanin has worked for Gazeta.Ru, Forbes, Interfax, RBK and TV Rain as editor-in-chief. In 2017, he left the country to study journalism at Stanford University in California. In 2018, after graduating from his studies and returning to Russia, he decided to engage in investigative journalism in the format of an online media, which he had previously done. As of July 2018, Proekt had 10 employees and its initial budget was 500,000 dollars.
Proekt specialises in investigative journalism. The website of the media publishes text versions of the investigations, on the YouTube channel the media uploads short documentaries and podcasts. Proekt also posts materials on Telegram, VKontakte, Instagram, Yandex.Zen, Twitter and Facebook. Proekt exists at the expense of donations from its readers and sponsors.
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