The New Independent Voice of Ukraine in the World: The Kyiv Independent
Context:
The Kyiv Post, at the time Ukraine’s biggest English-language publication, was shut down by the owner in his attempt to take full control of the newsroom that has always followed the principle of editorial independence.
The editorial team of the independent Kyiv Post refused to be silenced and decided to continue the Kyiv Post’s legacy.
Jnomics co-founded the publication, bringing their expertise in media management.
Key activities:
Strategic management of the news organization – building and scaling its business, audience, product, managing and growing its team. Navigating its strategy and growth in the fast-changing external environment
Building KI Insights, a political and economic research and advisory organization backed by the Kyiv Independent, is among the latest
Results:
The Kyiv Independent became Ukraine’s fastest-growing award-winning English-language media outlet, widely read and recognized across the world
Growth from 30k to 2M monthly unique users in under two years
Robust reader revenue model – 11 thousand monthly members and more that 50 thousand supporters