OffNews was originally a blog and OffRoad forum, a popular online forum for car and motorbike enthusiasts in Bulgaria. Later, they became an online news portal and radio called OFFRadio.The owner and editor-in-chief is the Bulgarian journalist Vladimir Yonchev, who previously worked as editor-in-chief at the Telegraf newspaper. He used the money he earned to register the media outlet and the radio channel.Yonchev has developed OFFNews from a small website into a popular news outlet. The founder jokingly says the media outlet is international because it has an English version and a significant audience abroad, as it is popular among Bulgarians living overseas.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year the organization started publishing:
2011
Languages:
No information available
Type of coverage:
International
Countries of coverage:
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Czech Republic

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:
Reviews
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Satire
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Data journalism
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Live coverage of events
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Messaging service
Social media platforms
YouTube
Telegram
Twitter
Facebook
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
192,123
Twitter number of followers:
12,153
YouTube number of followers:
1,930

Management and team

Founders

Female:
8
Male:
9
Founders:
Directors:
Vladimir Yonchev

Team

Full-time employees:
17
Part-time employees:
10
Freelancers or consultants:
5
Volunteers:
5

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Content services for others
Grants from private donor organisations
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
National advertising sold by own team
Advertising sold by an external agency
Meta content income
Content development for NGOs
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Advertising
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants

Transparency

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

This media outlet is part of our directory because it meets SembraMedia’s inclusion criteria: it produces original content, serves the public interest, and works with independence and transparency. This profile was developed using information provided directly by the media outlet, through surveys or interviews. We aim to keep the information current, but SembraMedia does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness, and recommends verifying any key details with the media organization.

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