Atvira Klaipėda is a regional news site based in Klaipėda, the third-largest Lithuanian city. Founded in 2017, the media outlet serves a bilingual Lithuanian and Russian audience.

The site is managed by the NGO Klaipėda atvirai (in English: Open Klaipėda). It covers urban and political life events in the city.

The selection of articles includes daily events and commentaries but also a wide array of formats: photo stories, culture reviews, and explorations of archival material.

Atvira Klaipėda funds its journalism through individual donations from small businesses and readers. The team is collecting financial support across multiple platforms.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Year the organization started publishing:
2017
Languages:
Lithuanian
Russian
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
Klaipėda

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Education
Environment
Politics
Sports
Economy and business
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Satire
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
8,700
Twitter number of followers:
31
Instagram number of followers:
1,001
YouTube number of followers:
297

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
2
Founders:
Martynas Vainorius, Algirdas Sabaliauskas
Directors:
Martynas Vainorius

Team

Full-time employees:
1
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
2
Volunteers:
1

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants from Meta
Grants from corporations
Grants from foreign governments
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Local advertising sold by own team
Memberships
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
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Doesn’t publish a complaints policy
Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is not signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

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