When was the Kyiv Post founded and who founded it?
Jed Sunden, an American businessman, founded the Kyiv Post on the 18th of October 1995. He started it with $8,000 in capital, three computers, and a staff of seven working from a small flat in Kyiv.
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Who owns the Kyiv Post?
Ownership of the Kyiv Post passed to Ruslan Kivan in 2024 following the death of his father, Adnan Kivan, who had purchased the paper on the 21st of March 2018 for more than $3.5 million. The newspaper is operated through Businessgroup LLC.
What is the Kyiv Post's readership and reach today?
By year three after the 2021 relaunch, Kyiv Post had 97% of its readership outside Ukraine, with combined website and social media viewership of more than 6 million per month. It targets audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
What award did the Kyiv Post receive from News Guard in 2023?
In October 2023, News Guard gave the Kyiv Post a 100% rating for content transparency and accuracy, making it the first news organisation in Ukraine to receive that score. Other outlets with a perfect 100% included The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Why did Kyiv Post reporters leave and found The Kyiv Independent in 2021?
Reporters at the Kyiv Post left after owner Adnan Kivan announced a temporary halt to operations on the 8th of November 2021. The staff said in a joint statement that the closure followed Kivan's attempt to infringe on their editorial independence. They launched The Kyiv Independent, which published its first newsletter on the 26th of November 2021.
What journalism award did the Kyiv Post win in 2014?
In 2014, the Kyiv Post staff won the University of Missouri Journalism School's Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Chief Editor Brian Bonner and deputy chief editor Katya Gorchinskaya accepted the award at a ceremony in Columbia, Missouri, on the 28th of October 2014.