KlinKlin

Klin Klin is a website without advertising and branded content. The founders aimed to publish their articles, comments, stories, reports, and analyses, without any daily news or commercial content. Klin Klin also publishes audio and video podcasts.

Former students from the Faculty of Journalism of Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski founded KlinKlin through the KlinKlin Foundation. It relies solely on crowdfunding as its revenue source.

In 2021, one of the guest authors, Kaloyan Konstantinov, bought the media organisation. Konstantinov is a blogger, vlogger, and podcaster with several journalism awards in Bulgaria.

In 2022, Konstantinov organised a crowdfunding campaign to fund his trip to Ukraine and report on the conflict. Due to his coverage, he received an award from the Ukrainian diaspora in Bulgaria and from the NGOs that support refugees from Ukraine and organise charity projects to support the cause.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Year the organization started publishing:

2016

Languages:

Bulgarian

Type of coverage:

National

Type of content produced by theme:

Politics

Entertainment and culture

Society and human rights

Gender

Feminism

LGBTIQ+

Ethnic minorities

Religious minorities

DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility

Refugees

Migration

War crimes and transitional justice

Journalism genres:

Reviews

Essays

Interviews and reporting

Opinion

Investigative journalism

Narrative journalism

Satire

Journalism coverage types and techniques:

Live coverage of events

Solutions or constructive journalism

Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism

Explanatory journalism

Collaborative journalism

Tech platforms and other mediums used:

Website

Social media platforms

Radio streaming

Podcast

YouTube

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:

Website

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:

7,480

Twitter number of followers:

217

Instagram number of followers:

113

YouTube number of followers:

Founders

Female:

Male:

Founders:

Kiril Bespalov, Konstantin Mravov, Ruslan Trad

Directors:

Kaloyan Konstantinov, Kiril Bespalov

Team

Full-time employees:

Part-time employees:

Freelancers or consultants:

Volunteers:

Organization tax status:

Non-profit

All revenue sources reported by media leaders:

Grants

Audience support / reader revenue

Grants from private donor organisations

Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations

Crowdfunding campaigns

Individual donations

The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:

Audience support / reader revenue

The second most important revenue source reported:

Grants

Publishes the names of donors

Has an ethics policy / manual

Publishes 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 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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