Ukrayinska Pravda

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Ukrayinska Pravda of June 11, 2010
Web address pravda.com.ua
Slogan Founded by Georgiy Gongadze in the year 2000
Commercial? Yes
Type of site News
Registration Not required
Available language(s) Ukrainian/Russian
Owner Olena Prytula
Created by Georgiy Gongadze
Editor Olena Prytula (chief)
Serhiy Leshchenko (deputy)
Launched April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)[1]
Alexa rank positive decrease 1,615 (February 2014)[2]
Current status News-in media

Ukrayinska Pravda (Ukrainian: Українська правда, literally Ukrainian Truth) is a popular Ukrainian Internet newspaper, founded by Georgiy R. Gongadze in April, 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum).[1] Published mainly in Ukrainian with selected articles published in or translated to Russian and English, the newspaper is tailored towards the general readership with some particular emphasis placed on the hot issues of the politics of Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has at times reportedly exerted pressure on the publication to restrict access to freedom of information.[3]

Initiatives and achievements

Georgiy Gongadze, co-founder and first editor of the Ukrayinska Pravda.
Ukrayinska Pravda's chief investigative journalists, Serhiy Leshchenko (center) and Mustafa Nayem (right), interview politician Taras Chornovil.
A cartoon from Ukrayinska Pravda

The newspaper was often first to investigate and publish the material on corruption or unethical conduct of or related to Ukrainian politicians from all political camps. In December 2002 Ukrayinska Pravda was refused a press accreditation by the (then) General Prosecutor of Ukraine Svyatoslav Piskun (an offence against the Criminal Code of Ukraine).[4]

Staff and contributors of the Ukrayinska Pravda have pioneered many legal and research techniques aimed at advancing freedom of information in Ukraine, particularly those concerning the public spending, public procurement and offshore tax evasion. Staff journalists routinely participate in non-partisan public actions promoting democracy and press freedom in the country.

Ukrayinska Pravdas online forum is one of the most diverse and widely attended internet political discussion fora in Ukraine.

Off-spring websites of the Ukrayinska Pravda project

Ukrayinska Pravda is also the umbrella site for the following later-created sister websites:

Editorial copyright disclaimers[5] collectively describe these sites as the "Ukrayinska Pravda" Internet Holding", not specifying the legal nature of the holding.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beheaded: The Killing of a Journalist by J.V. Koshiw, Artemia Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-9543764-0-6 (page 63)
  2. ↑ "Pravda.com.ua Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-02-02. 
  3. ↑ http://helsinki.org.ua/en/index.php?id=1349967143
  4. ↑ JOURNALISTS BOYCOTT PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Ukrayinska Pravda (December 5, 2002)
  5. ↑ Правила використання матеріалів сайтів Інтернет-холдингу "Українська правда", Часті запитання(Ukrainian)

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