Inside Story

Inside Story is a Greek digital outlet dedicated to longform reporting, investigations, and deep explanatory journalism. Launched in 2015 by a group of seasoned journalists seeking to break away from Greece’s heavily commercial and politically entangled media ecosystem, it was designed from the start as a space for slow, rigorous, subscription-funded journalism. Instead of chasing breaking news, Inside Story works on stories that reveal how systems function, or fail. Its newsroom dives into public procurement, political decision-making, corporate influence, migration, climate, data and technology, and the interconnected crises shaping modern Greece. Its investigations often combine leaked documents, data analysis, and collaborative reporting networks, anchoring the publication within the country’s accountability and transparency ecosystem. Uniquely, Inside Story treats reader participation not as a marketing tool but as part of the journalistic process: members can submit questions, propose lines of inquiry, and contribute expertise that helps shape ongoing coverage. This creates a dynamic, knowledge-driven community that enriches the work of the newsroom. Funded through memberships and reader contributions, and intentionally avoiding advertising and click-based incentives, Inside Story is able to commit to time-intensive, evidence-driven reporting. This financial model gives the publication the freedom to pursue difficult stories, follow complex trails, and produce journalism that helps readers understand the forces affecting public life in Greece with clarity and depth.