Megaphone News
Established in 2017, Megaphone News is a platform which began on Facebook and later expanded to Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, and WhatsApp. It primarily covers daily news from a leftist, progressive perspective. The network extensively grew following the October 17, 2019 uprising; it proclaims to be politically independent, insisting that any funding it receives does not impose editorial restrictions. It relies on a donation program, alongside funding and grant projects from major international and regional institutional donors, including the European Endowment for Democracy, International Media Support, Canal France International, Open Society Foundations, Asfari Foundation, Samir Kassir Foundation, and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC). Jean Kassir is the platform's Managing Director, Khaled Saghieh is its Managing Editor, and Samer Frangie is its Editor-in-Chief.
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
Private, civil company
Geographic Coverage
National and regional/pan-Arab
Content Type
Free
Media Companies / Groups
Glitch
Ownership Structure
As an independent media outlet, Megaphone News is owned directly by Glitch, and its ownership structure is divided between its founders: Jean Kassir, Jamal Saleh, Samer Frangie, Khaled Saghieh.
Voting Rights
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Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2017
Affiliated Interests Founder
Co-founder and managing director of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Economist and co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Co-founder of Megaphone News
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Co-founder and managing director of Megaphone News
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Writer and professor at the American University of Beirut
Affiliated Interests other important people
Lead on product development
Veteran journalist and managing editor
Designer
Contact
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
162,000,0083 LBP (2021)
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
Non-profit institute
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
2024 and 2021 data on shareholder fractions, company information, revenue, and management are acquired by the collaborative investigative efforts of SEEDS for Legal Initiatives and the Samir Kassir Foundation. Audience share data is unavailable for online outlets.
