Siena was launched in 2019 and is the only media outlet focusing on investigative journalism in Lithuania. It aims to expose corruption, nepotism, abuse, and human rights violations affecting individuals and states.

The site serves the national audience, but the NGO behind it, Tiriamosios žurnalistikos centras' (in English: Center for Investigative Journalism), cooperates on projects with local and international media outlets. Siena is also a Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) member and has contributed to international investigative projects such as the Pandora Papers and FinCEN Files.

Its investigations have been nominated and awarded the prestigious IJ4EU Impact Award. Siena's activities are sustained by grants and member donations.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Vilnius, Lithuania
Year the organization started publishing:
2019
Languages:
Lithuanian
Type of coverage:
International
Countries of coverage:
Belarus
Latvia
Lithuania
Other
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Other countries of coverage:
Russia

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Politics
Economy and business
Law and crime
Society and human rights
LGBTIQ+
Refugees
Migration
War crimes and transitional justice
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Data journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Messaging service
Social media platforms
Mobile app
YouTube
Telegram
Signal
Twitter
Facebook
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
12,000
Twitter number of followers:
76
YouTube number of followers:
18,100

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
1
Founders:
Miglė Krancevičiūtė, Šarūnas Černiauskas
Directors:
Šarūnas Černiauskas

Team

Full-time employees:
2
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
5
Volunteers:
2

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Consultancy services
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from private donor organisations
Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Services for nonprofit organisations
Training services for journalists
Memberships
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Memberships
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants from private donor organisations

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Has a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish 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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