Kyrgyz Kloop media and the power of youth journalism
London, 8th October- in the new episode of Trouble with the Truth, Lana Estemirova interviews Bektour Iskender, a journalist from Kyrgyzstan and one of the founders of Kloop media.
Several days prior to Kyrgyzstan’s post-election protests that resulted in toppling of the government, Lana recorded an interview with Bektour Iskender, one of the founders of Kloop media. What started as a website run by a university dropout in 2006, turned into a successful online platform that carries out impressive investigative work and trains a generation of new journalists.
Fittingly, they spoke about the impact of the revolution of 2010 and how it helped to put their website on the map. They also discussed the power of youth journalism, what media organisations can learn from international drug cartels and the fate of the first Kyrgyz satellite, build by a team of girls.