Type of site | Online magazine |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | New York City, United States |
CEO | Natalia Antelava |
Industry | Journalism |
URL | codastory |
Launched | January 18, 2016 |
Current status | Active |
Coda Media is a nonprofit news organization that produces journalism about the roots of major global crises. [1] It was founded in 2016 by Natalia Antelava, a former BBC correspondent, and Ilan Greenberg, a magazine and newspaper writer who served as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal . [2]
As of 2024, the organization is led by Antelava, who serves as CEO and editor-in-chief, and overseen by a board of directors. Notable board members include Nicholas Dawes, the executive director of The City and former communications director for Human Rights Watch; and Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning co-founder and CEO of Rappler. Peter Pomerantsev, a British journalist and TV producer, and Oliver Bullough, a British writer, are contributing editors. [3]
Coda has been focused on reporting on Russian disinformation campaigns. [4] Coda has created a documentary about the history of Soviet Gulag camps. [5]
Coda produces written stories, video reports, podcasts and newsletters focused on one major theme at a time in order to put "individual stories in the context of larger events." [6] According to Antelava, Coda aims to cover "crises in a way that creates a meaningful, cohesive narrative". [7] Coda covers many global issues, including disinformation, authoritarian technology, the war on science, and rewriting history. The site's first theme covered LGBT issues in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. [8]
Coda is an example of "pioneer journalism". [9]
Coda Media is a 501(c)(3) organization with offices in New York City and Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. It is supported by foundation grants and private donations and has also experimented with crowd-funding. [10] [11] Coda Media has partnered with several newsrooms throughout Eurasia via the Coda Network, which received a grant of $180,130 from the National Endowment for Democracy. [12] [13] [14]
The organization and its contributors have won several awards throughout the last decade: [15]
Coda's journalism and reporters have been a runner-up or a finalist in several other awards cycles:
Coda has collaborated with various other news outlets in its reporting:
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