Kiryat Yam, Israel Nov 2, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - NAnews — Nikk.Agency Israel News has announced the launch of a new multilingual independent media platform dedicated to strengthening information resilience and cultural understanding between Israel, Ukraine, and global diaspora communities. The initiative responds to one of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century: how to tell the truth in a world where war, propaganda, and polarization are reshaping public trust.
At a moment when democracies are testing their own strength, the platform positions itself at the crossroad of media innovation and civic responsibility. NAnews is powered by Nikk.Agency creators, immigrant journalists, and cultural voices committed to storytelling that transcends borders and political narratives.
Why This Matters Now
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing security threats in Israel, and global waves of disinformation have created a fractured information landscape. The founders of NAnews believe that communities who understand the trauma of displacement, the weight of history, and the cost of misinformation carry a responsibility to speak — and to connect.
“Journalism is not just reporting facts. It is preserving memory, defending truth, and creating space for human dignity,” said the NAnews editorial board. “The Israeli and Ukrainian experiences share a cultural and emotional vocabulary — survival, resilience, reinvention. We are building a bridge so these stories can speak to each other, and to the world.”
Five Languages — One Mission: Human-Centered Journalism
NAnews publishes in English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Russian, and French, ensuring accessibility across regions and diasporas that often consume information in more than one language or cultural frame.
“We don’t just translate,” the editors emphasize. “Every language has its own heartbeat. English informs the global conversation. Hebrew speaks to identity and homeland. Ukrainian is the voice of courage and independence. Russian carries the fight against propaganda from within. French connects with global diplomacy and Jewish diaspora traditions. Together, they tell a fuller truth.”
Editorial Focus
The newsroom covers:
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Civic resilience & democratic values
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Israeli-Ukrainian relations & diaspora life
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Migration, refugee experiences, and belonging
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Jewish-Ukrainian cultural history
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Human rights & civil society movements
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Faith, identity, and memory
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Culture, arts, tech, and future-focused journalism
Field reporting and voices come from Haifa, Tel Aviv, Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and diaspora hubs including New York, Berlin, Warsaw, and Paris.
Independent and Community-Funded
NAnews stresses its independence:
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No government funding
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No political party influence
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No oligarch or corporate owner
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Reader and contributor-supported
Accountability is central to the organization’s mission. Operating outside traditional power structures, the newsroom adopts a community-driven model — positioning itself alongside nonprofit and public-interest media movements worldwide.
A Platform Born From Experience, Not Institutions
Unlike newsrooms built from corporate budgets or political patronage, NAnews emerged from the lived experience of immigration, war, and hybrid identity.
Its founding story begins not in media offices, but in kitchens and balconies of Haifa and Tel Aviv, evening Zoom calls with Kyiv, and shared moments between families separated by sirens, borders, and time zones.
“We are journalists, engineers, artists, parents, and refugees of history,” the founders state. “When rockets fly, when air-raid sirens sound, you learn to speak truth without theatrics. Drama is for propaganda. Real journalism is quiet, careful, awake.”
Fighting Disinformation — With Humanity, Not Hostility
In the US and Europe, audiences increasingly struggle to distinguish facts from manipulated emotional narratives. NAnews aims to counter propaganda by putting lived reality and personal voice first.
Instead of algorithmic virality, the platform prioritizes:
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Verified sourcing
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Cross-language fact-checking
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Historical context
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Survivor voices
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Dignified portrayal of trauma
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Respectful storytelling
The NAnews team cites a guiding principle:
“If journalism becomes theatre, democracy becomes illusion.”
Cross-Border Dialogue in a Global Diaspora Era
The editorial team believes Israel and Ukraine share a uniquely intertwined modern story: independence struggles, identity debates, displacement waves, antisemitism and anti-Ukrainian hatred, Holocaust memory, resistance to imperial narratives, and aspirational democratic futures.
A growing community of Israeli citizens with Ukrainian roots — and Ukrainians who found refuge in Israel — embodies this intersection. NAnews aims to give their stories visibility, nuance, and agency.
“Our newsroom is not just reporting news — it is mapping identity,” said one of the founders. “The world increasingly belongs not to single nations, but to those who live in more than one story.”
Education, Media Literacy, and Youth Empowerment
In addition to journalism, NAnews plans initiatives in:
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Media literacy and anti-propaganda education
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Diaspora community archiving
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Youth mentorship for emerging bilingual journalists
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Cultural exchange programming
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Documentaries and live reporting series
A Call to Global Media and Academic Institutions
NAnews invites collaboration with universities, independent journalists, human-rights organizations, media innovation labs, diaspora networks, and public-interest media initiatives.
Researchers, policy experts, and cross-border storytellers are encouraged to join the conversation.
“Truth needs infrastructure,” the newsroom notes. “And communities that survived history’s darkest experiments know that information is not abstract — it protects lives.”
About NAnews — Nikk.Agency Israel News
NAnews — Nikk.Agency Israel News is an independent multilingual newsroom focused on Israel-Ukraine dialogue, cultural storytelling, and human-rights journalism. Publishing in English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Russian, and French, NAnews combines fact-driven reporting with narrative depth, global diaspora perspective, and ethical storytelling. The newsroom operates without government or political-party funding and is supported by contributors, readers, and partners committed to democracy, dignity, and truth.
Website: https://nikk.agency/
Email: info@nikk.agency
Media Contact
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