openDemocracy
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openDemocracy is an independent media platform and news website based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2001, openDemocracy states that through reporting and analysis of social and political issues, they seek to "challenge power and encourage democratic debate" around the world. The founders of the website have been involved with established media and political activism. The platform has been funded by grants from organisations such as Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, as well as by receiving direct donatio
Key facts
- Website.name
- openDemocracy
- Website.logo
- Opendemocracy.net logo.png
- Website.logo_size
- 250px
- Website.headquarters
- London
- Website.commercial
- No
- Website.registration
- No
- Website.type
- Independent media organisation
- Website.advertising
- No
- Website.language
- English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Website.num_users
- 11 million (2021)
- Website.content_license
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Website.programming_language
- Python
- Website.owner
- openDemocracy Foundation for the Advancement of Global Education
- Website.editor
- Aman Sethi
- Website.key_people
- Satbir Singh (Chief Executive)
- Website.operating_income
- £2.96m (2021)
- Website.current_status
- Active
- Website.country_of_origin
- United Kingdom
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- www.opendemocracy.net/en
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- inception
- 2001-05-13
- name
- openDemocracy
- street address
- openDemocracy, The Print House,18 Ashwin Street, London, E8 3DL, United Kingdom
- social media followers
- 21200
- postal code
- E8 3DL
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Recent events
- Ownership and finances
- Readership and audience
- References
- External links
openDemocracy is an independent media platform and news website based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2001, openDemocracy states that through reporting and analysis of social and political issues, they seek to "challenge power and encourage democratic debate" around the world. The founders of the website have been involved with established media and political activism. The platform has been funded by grants from organisations such as Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, as well as by receiving direct donations from readers.
== History == openDemocracy was founded in 2000 by Anthony Barnett, David Hayes, Susan Richards and Paul Hilder. First publication began in May 2001.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “openDemocracy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.