Tukuma Balss (in English: Voice of Tukuma) is a news site launched in 2016 and managed by an association with the same name. The project's vision is to restore the "undeservedly forgotten" name of Tukuma Balss, which was a historical print newspaper published in 1924.

The association has been printing commemorative paper issues. However, Tukuma Balss serves the online audience daily. The site offers a mixture of town culture, sport and country news from all districts of Tukums County, including Tukuma, Engure, Jaunpils, and Kandava.

The Tukuma Balss association is a non-profit public organisation operating on the principles of voluntary work. In February 2019, the Tukuma Balss association was granted the status of a public benefit organisation, which confirms that the association emphasises the goal of its activities: to involve and activate civil society.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Tukums, Latvia
Year the organization started publishing:
2015
Languages:
Latvian
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
Tukuma

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:
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Satire
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Crowdsourcing
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
Print
Facebook
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
5,381
YouTube number of followers:
2

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
0
Founders:
Directors:
Aigars Gaigals

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
8

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from Google
Local advertising sold by own team
Crowdfunding campaigns
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Individual donations
The second most important revenue source reported:
Local advertising sold by own team

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish 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
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 not signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Does not publish up to date information about its team

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