Kas Vyksta Kaune

https://kaunas.kasvyksta.lt

Kas vyksta Kaune is a daily news website that started as a Facebook community. It was created in 2009, and gradually became one of the primary news sources for Kaunas, the former capital of Lithuania.

It publishes current news from the city of Kaunas and Kaunas's district municipalities, through video and audio reports, live streaming of events, interviews, and commentaries.

The website's strength is its network of active readers who contribute to news production, and make Kas vyksta Kaune the most informative news portal that unites the largest community in Kaunas, if not in Lithuania. The website is financed through advertising.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Kaunas, Lithuania
Year the organization started publishing:
2009
Languages:
Lithuanian
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
Kaunas

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Environment
Politics
Technology
Sports
Economy and business
Lifestyle
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
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Data journalism
Crowdsourcing
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Messaging service
Social media platforms
Radio streaming
Podcast
Vodcast or other video platforms
YouTube
Telegram
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
266,423
Twitter number of followers:
1,273
Instagram number of followers:
15,900
YouTube number of followers:
8,620

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Vaidas Pilkauskas
Directors:
Vaidas Pilkauskas

Team

Full-time employees:
8
Part-time employees:
2
Freelancers or consultants:
4
Volunteers:
2

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Grants from Google
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Affiliate advertising
Branded content or native advertising
National advertising sold by own team
Advertising for local governmental entities
Event sponsorships
YouTube channel income
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
National advertising sold by own team
The second most important revenue source reported:
Programmatic ad networks

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Doesn’t have 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 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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