http://epf.org.pl/pl/2014/09/28/stirna-info-who-owns-media/ By Ingrida Palaimaite & Viktor Miletskyi from Transparency International Lithuania with help from Arek Sołdon and Knut Hühne. We took the media ownership data and created a tool that allows Lithuanians to quickly and conveniently find out who owns online portals, newspapers, TV & radio stations and news agencies in Lithuania since 1996. Not only that – it also allows for accessing visualized networks of how media and business are interlinked in Lithuania. See it yourself http://stirna.info/ During the hackathon we created a plug-in that pops up when you visit a portal and allows you to easily see who owns the media that you are just visiting.

1. <TITLE>
Stirna.info is like
but for media owners

2. Context
Newspapers – 541
TV – 56
Internet portals – 279
Radio – 56
News agencies – 3
Total: 935
Period: 1996-2013

3. Social impact
What needs do we address?
• The right to know who owns the media in Lithuania
• Visualize how media and business are interlinked in Lithuania
What is our target audience?
• Investigative journalists
• Journalism students
• The public

4. Solution

8. Next steps
Fully-develop the plug-in:
• Include all the data (make functional API)
• Make this extension available on all the browsers
• Add frequency settings
• Show the final owners

9. Team
Viktor
Knut
Ingrida

10. Team
Sergejus Rūta Karolis Rugilė
Contact us:
ingrida@transparency.lt | +370 5 212 69 51 | Facebook: tilietuva

11. Thank you!