Pikara

Pikara Magazine is a digital publication with a feminist perspective that is committed to quality journalism and people and stories that are unusual in other media. As its managers explain, “Pikara Magazine proposes quality journalism, with a feminist perspective, starring people and stories that rarely appear in the media.” The objective of the driving team of Pikara Magazine is to “deal with all social and cultural issues with a different approach: incisive, inclusive, committed, transgressive and enjoyable.” The magazine has approximately 200,000 monthly visits. And in 2023 they surpassed the figure of 3,000 digital subscribers to their project. In addition to the digital publication, Pikara Magazine publishes a paper issue each year, of which 5,000 copies are published. Five issues have already been published so far. Full information about the team is available here. This publication combines several sources of income. On the one hand, it has Friends of Pikara, who contribute approximately 30% of the project budget. People who decide to become Friends of Pikara can contribute the amount they wish on a monthly or annual basis. To receive the annual printed issue of the magazine, the minimum annual contribution must be 30 euros. Training is the main source of income for Pikara Magazine: it represents 45% of income. These are training, consulting and advisory work for administrations and NGOs carried out by the magazine's coordinators.  The sale of the paper magazine contributes approximately 25% of the income. Pikara also has advertising revenue. Those responsible for Pikara Magazine consider theirs to be a “communication project.” Thus, in addition to the digital and paper magazine, they have created a feminist debate forum and a feminist glossary in sign language. In addition, Pikara "works to help the visibility of feminist artists, which is why we have a section called #PikaraEnDirecto." Another project promoted by this publication is a journalism laboratory, #PikaraLab, in which multimedia specials are published. The work developed by Pikara Magazine has been awarded several equality, communication and journalism awards. In 2017, for example, they obtained the following recognitions: Zirgari Equality Award, in the category of Empowerment and Change of Values, awarded each year by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia. 'Rural LGTBI identities: the gray tones of Extremadura', by Jairo Marcos and Mª Ángeles Fernández, winner of the Pedro Zerolo Digital Journalism Award. Award from the FanCineGay Festival of Extremadura. 'Thailand reviews the sexual violence in its soap operas', by Ana Salvá, finalist for the Colombine Prize. 'Women in the hole', by Itziar Pequeno and Teresa Villaverde, finalist for the Colombine Prize. It is a project by EME KOMUNIKAZIOA KOOP. ELK. TXIKIA, a non-profit associated worker cooperative that arises from the transformation of a non-profit association.