El Municipe

https://elmunicipe.com
The digital newspaper El Munícipe was born on September 1, 2018 and focuses on reporting on the province of Santo Domingo Este, the rest of the Dominican Republic and the world. According to its founder, this medium is committed to "exercising independent journalism, without interests or subordinated to governments or business elites. And, above all, committed to the truth." Where is it financed? They assure that like most content companies, they obtain income from advertising in the private and public sectors, but they are committed to "that none of our clients can interfere or influence our editorial decisions."

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Year the organization started publishing:
2018
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
Local
Area of coverage:
Santo Domingo Este, República Dominicana.

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Environment
Politics
Sports
Economy and business
Lifestyle
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Entrepreneurship
Economy and finance
Journalism industry
Gender
Migration
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Chronicles and non-fiction
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
YouTube
WhatsApp

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
999
Instagram number of followers:
1,287
YouTube number of followers:
42

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Pavel Arias
Directors:
Pavel Arias

Team

Full-time employees:
4
Part-time employees:
1
Freelancers or consultants:
4
Volunteers:
3

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
Content development for other non-journalistic companies
Crowdfunding campaigns
Event ticket sales

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Doesn’t have an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t have a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Does not publish up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

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