omniatv

Omniatv is an independent bottom-up media initiative based in Athens, Greece. It was launched in 2011 when its seven founding members came together under the shared realisation that the Greek media environment had a significant information gap, with mainstream media broadcasting selective and inaccurate news due to political and business influences, as its website states.Newsroom members often work voluntarily, publishing critical coverage on underreported issues or stories that the mainstream media leaves off the agenda. Omniatv covers society and human rights, emphasising LGBTIQ+, migration and ethnic minorities, as well as issues related to the far right."If we do not intend to go all the way with a story, then we don't start at all," its co-founder and legal representative Loukas Stamelos said, explaining the organisation's approach to coverage. Original reporting and consistent follow-ups are the main elements of omniatv's journalism.After a decade of operating and contributing to the Greek independent journalism scene, omniatv was registered as a social cooperative enterprise in 2022, maintaining a horizontal decision-making process.The medium is closely following the case on the Pylos shipwreck, as well as a series of interlinked trafficking cases, which include sexual exploitation of women and minors.Omniatv has also reported and live blogged on relevant trials in Greece, including the Golden Dawn trial and the trial over the killing of LGBTIQ+ activist Zak Kostopoulos - Zackie Oh.In 2013, omniatv co-produced Greedy Profit, a documentary on the history of the movement against gold mining in Skouries, Greece, and Ruins, a documentary on the case of the persecution and shaming of HIV-positive women.In 2015, it participated in the production of the documentary Golden Dawn: A personal affair, which was selected for many official film festivals worldwide.