The Barents Observer, a nonprofit newsroom in northern Norway, has become a refuge for Russian journalists continuing to cover their country from exile. Reporting for Columbia Journalism Review, Daniel Shailer describes how the Kirkenes-based outlet has recruited reporters who left Russia amid pressure over their work and opposition to the war in Ukraine.
A budget of more than $500,000, supported by grants and donations, sustains a full-time staff of seven. From near the Russian border, its journalists cover arrests, fuel shortages and other developments that can be difficult to report from inside the country. The profile offers a look at how a small regional newsroom supports cross-border accountability reporting.
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