Gyvenimas Per Brangus

https://gpb.lt

Gyvenimas per brangus (in English: Life is too expensive) is an independent media outlet launched in 2016 following protests against high food prices and economic inequality, which led to the creation of the workers' solidarity network Gyvenimas per Brangus.

Afterwards, the journalism platform with the same name was launched, aiming to become a "source of left-wing political analyses and news", as the organisation states on the website.

The editorial team publishes everyday life stories from workplaces and elsewhere, as well as political, economic, and cultural analyses and news from Lithuania and abroad. The content is published in writing and in the form of a podcast.

According to the organisation, the stories and topics it covers are underrepresented in mainstream media, including in prominent newspapers and TV channels, which can often be full of noise or that tend to prioritise coverage of salacious or click-bait topics.

The news site is designed to promote social equality, and the media outlet has no links with any government, party, business or religion.

Gyvenimas per brangus finances itself through donations coming from the audience, as well as through sales of merchandising.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Kaunas, Lithuania
Year the organization started publishing:
2016
Languages:
English
Lithuanian
Russian
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Education
Environment
Politics
Technology
Economy and business
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Satire
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Data journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
Podcast
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
8,747
Twitter number of followers:
176
Instagram number of followers:
865
YouTube number of followers:
104

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
3
Founders:
Benediktas Gelūnas, Mykolas Baranauskas, Viktorija Kolbešnikova, Dominykas Gabrielius Jankauskas
Directors:
Tomas Marcinkevičius

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
5
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Audience support / reader revenue
Other
Memberships
Crowdfunding campaigns
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Memberships
The second most important revenue source reported:
Individual donations
Others revenue sources:
Merchandising

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t have a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish 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

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