Regio15

Regio15 covers and publishes news about the deployment of emergency services, such as the police, fire brigade, and ambulances. The media outlet was launched in September 2006; initially, it only published photos and videos about the deployment of the fire service. Later, the organisation also included images from other emergency services. Now Regio15 has grown into a news website.

It was named Regio15 because it covers the Haaglanden region, the 15th region in the Netherlands.

The newsroom of Regio15 comprises photographers and editorial staff. The photographers are self-employed and shoot footage of the deployment of emergency services in Haaglanden. The newsroom does not have a physical office; all the photographers and editors work from their own environment and perform their tasks with the digital resources available to them.

In addition to bringing news to the website and social media channels, Regio15 has also grown into a news agency. Given the speed with which its photographers have material of events in the Haaglanden region available, the organisation supplies photos to various regional, national, and international media.

Regio15 is now a recognised media outlet in the Haaglanden region and reaches a broad audience through social media, with over 168,000 followers on Twitter, more than 30,000 followers on Instagram, and more than 112,000 followers on Facebook. According to the organisation, the website has between two and a half and five million unique visitors per month.