Proekt

Proekt () is an independent Russian media specialising in investigative journalism. Proekt was created in 2018 by journalist , former editor-in-chief of the Dozhd TV channel.
History.
Since 2001, has worked for Gazeta.Ru, Forbes, Interfax, RBK and Dozhd as editor-in-chief. In 2017, he left to study journalism at Stanford University in California. In 2018, after graduating from his studies and returning to Russia, he decided to engage in investigative journalism in the format of an online media, which he had previously done. The project involved his colleagues at Dozhd (Maria Zholobova and Mikhail Rubin), as well as RBK. As of July 2018, Proekt has 10 employees and its initial budget was 500,000 dollars. In 2020, after "The New York Times" newspaper won International Reporting Prize, Proekt said that at least two articles in the entry repeated findings of Proekt's articles published a few months before without citing the source.
Activities.
Proekt specializes in investigative journalism. The website of the media publishes text versions of the investigations, on the YouTube channel the media uploads short documentaries and podcasts. Proekt also posts materials on Telegram, VKontakte, Instagram, Yandex.Zen, Twitter and Facebook.
Proekt exists at the expense of donations from its readers and sponsors. Since 2019, after publications about the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, the journalists of the Project have been monitored by the Russian authorities.
Notable investigations.
The first investigations were devoted to different topics. Later, the publication began to post materials about secret connections and business activities of Russian officials and parties, corruption schemes of the highest echelons of the Russian government and big business, and the pressure and influence of the Russian government on the media and social networks. Investigations were released about people living in the Rublyovka prestigious residential area, the ties between Russian energy company Rosneft and Amaffi, the income of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian official Adam Delimkhanov, as well as a special project "Zheleznye Maski" () dedicated to Russian president Vladimir Putin and his friends.
Awards.
In August 2020, the media received the Free Media Awards from the German ZEIT-Stiftung and the Norwegian Fritt Ord.