Zakhar Protsiuk
Zakhar Protsiuk | |
|---|---|
| Захар Процюк | |
| Education | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| Occupation | Media manager |
| Employer | Kyiv Independent |
Zakhar Protsiuk (Ukrainian: Захар Процюк) is a Ukrainian media manager who has worked as the Chief Operating Officer of the Kyiv Independent since 2023. He is also a co-founder and former managing editor of The Fix Media.
Life
Protsiuk holds a master’s degree in international communications from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He has worked at media consultancy company Jnomics, where he's currently associate partner.[1]
In 2019, Protsiuk co-founded The Fix Media, a European trade magazine for media professionals. In 2022, the organization led an international campaign to save Ukrainian media amidst Russia’s full-scale military invasion, helping raise $4 million that provided support to dozens of national and local media outlets in Ukraine.[2]
In 2022, Protsiuk joined the Kyiv Independent as Chief Development Officer[3] and later Chief Operating Officer (COO).[4] As COO, Protsiuk has overseen the Kyiv Independent’s audience and revenue operations during the full-scale Russian invasion, helping build a newsroom and business team of roughly 70 staff funded primarily by reader revenue. 70% of Kyiv Independent’s revenue comes directly from reader support.[5] In 2025, the publication reached 20,000 paying members.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Zakhar Protsiuk". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Scire, Sarah (14 March 2022). "More than $4 million has been raised for independent Ukrainian media. Here's where it's going". Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Lebel, Audrey (6 December 2022). "Au « Kyiv Independent », « la guerre a été un formidable et terrible tremplin »" [At the “Kyiv Independent,” “the war has been a tremendous and terrible springboard”]. Les Jours (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Bygger mediehus midt i Ukraina-krigen: – Vil ikke være et krigsprosjekt" [Building a media house in the middle of the Ukraine war: “We don’t want to be a war project”]. E24 (in Norwegian). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ White, Madeleine (12 February 2025). "Inside The Kyiv Independent's membership model". The Audiencers. Poool. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Ponsford, Dominic (31 July 2025). "How to build a 70-strong newsbrand with 20,000 subscribers in a warzone". Press Gazette. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Scire, Sarah (28 July 2025). "How the Kyiv Independent reached 20,000 paying members — with no paywall". Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2025.