stiri.md
Știri.md is a Romanian-language news aggregator founded in April 2018. In addition to its original news articles, Stiri.md mostly publishes material produced by other media outlets from Moldova and abroad. In October 2020, Stiri.md announced its position as "the most widely read Romanian-language news aggregator in Moldova." According to Gemius Audience data, the website has maintained a strong presence in Moldova's digital media landscape, consistently ranking among the top three most visited websites and claiming either first or second position among news websites during the first seven months of 2024. The platform provides daily coverage of political, economic, social, and entertainment news from both Moldova and worldwide.
A 2024 assessment by PressCheck.md revealed that while Stiri.md does not intentionally publish misinformation, there are occasional lapses in their journalistic practices. Sometimes the site republishes content from other sources or presents single-source statements without proper verification, which can result in the spread of false or misleading information.
For example, in February 2024, Stiri.md published a syndicated news item consisting solely of politician Ion Chicu's statement made during a television broadcast. Subsequently, the Stopfals portal debunked the former prime minister's statements. At the same time, dozens of articles can be found on stiri.md that refute various fake news spreading in Moldova's online environment.
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| Ownership Type | Private |
| Geographic Coverage | Transnational |
| Content Type | Free |
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Ownership
| Ownership Structure | Simpals SRL is behind stiri.md, which is owned by Dmitri Voloșin (90%) and Roman Știrbu (10%). |
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Facts
| Founding Year | 2018 |
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| Founder | Dmitri Voloșin Dmitri Voloșin describes himself on his blog as a "businessman, director, athlete, public figure, inventor, designer, and investor." Born in 1974 near Odessa (Ukraine, then USSR) at a military unit, he was raised by his father, a military officer, and his mother, a music teacher, both originally from Orenburg, Russia. The family later relocated to Moldova. |
| CEO | Roman Știrbu Roman Știrbu, the CEO of Simpals, coordinates several businesses of the Simpals. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Information Technology and Communications Companies (ATIC) and a member of the Board of Directors of Startup Moldova, a non-profit organisation founded by the National Association of Information Technology and Communications Companies (ATIC). |
| Editor-In-Chief | Dorina Iachimovici The editor-in-chief of Stiri.md, Dorina Iachimovici, is a journalist who began her career with a four-month internship at Pro TV Chisinau as a reporter. She later worked as an editor at Publika TV from May 2016, and from November 2017 as a journalist at Simpals company's portal point.md. In 2018, she became deputy editor-in-chief at Stiri.md, and in January 2022, she was appointed editor-in-chief of this news portal. |
| Other Important People | Cristina Lupu Cristina Lupu, Stiri.md product manager, is described on the simpals.com website as "the heart and vision behind Știri.md", the one who "leads the way news is presented". Cristina Lupu is a journalism graduate. |
| Contact | str. Calea Orheiului 28/1 MD-2059 mun. Chișinău Moldova, Republic of info@simpals.md +373 22 888 000 https://simpals.com/ro/ |
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