The Duran has been in existence now for well over a year...

In that time, we called these major events right, where most were dead wrong:

1. The Brexit vote
2. Donald Trump's victory
3. Russian victory in the Syrian war
4. Recovery of the Russian economy despite the oil price crash and the sanctions

All things the MSM said would NEVER happen, and with a fraction of the resources.

Imagine what we could do with more...

Here are some articles written by The Duran's Editor-in-Chief that prove our analysis was correct:

http://theduran.com/british-vote-brexit-doesnt-matter/

http://theduran.com/david-cameron-enters-panic-mode-brexit-odds-surge-highest-level/

http://theduran.com/russia-western-media-credit-crunch-wasnt/

http://theduran.com/strange-story-russias-eurobond-west-building-russias-financial-system/

http://theduran.com/trump-russian-agent-theme-wont-work/

http://theduran.com/understanding-the-great-battle-of-aleppo/

http://theduran.wpengine.com/jihadi-fighters-suffer-heavy-losses-battle-aleppo/

http://theduran.wpengine.com/update-great-battle-aleppo/

We have provided you with clear, objective reporting of the DNC/Podesta emails, of the Russiagate scandal in the US, and of the Korean crisis.

We have done all these things, getting these stories right where the MSM has got them all wrong.  What we report today, they (sometimes) report tomorrow, often copying us without attribution.

We have done this with only a tiny fraction of the resources that they have, in the face of a campaign by them to ban and shut down all sources of alternative news including the one we provide.

All this we have achieved purely through our own hard work.  We are a wholly independent transparent news provider bound to and associated with no-one and dependent on and controlled by no-one.  All of us are known, and we are proud that this is so, and all money we receive is fully and publicly accounted for.

Hard work however can only take us so far.  However much better we are than our MSM rivals, however hard we work, the simple fact is that we are massively outgunned.

You can help to change that.  

We are now crowdfunding to make our site grow, to add other sites to it, to give ourselves proper technical back-up, so that we can extend our reach, provide an even better news service and beat the barriers of large corporations, that under MSM encouragement, are in our way from telling the truth.

If you believe that there is a need for good objective news, for people to be properly informed so that they can make proper decisions decided on by themselves, if you want to know what is really going on and why, then we ask you to support us.

This is a key moment.  

Together we can defeat the news monopoly the failing MSM is abusing in order to retain its undeserved position of pre-eminence. Without your support it just cannot be done.

That is why we ask you to support this crowdfunding campaign.

What is DRN Media?

DRN Media is the organization we created that manages and maintains The Duran and other sites (which you may have already seen) and which employees our staff of 8 full-time writers and managers. DRN Media has absolutely no government affiliations, and we are 100% independent and reader supported.

This is who we are:

• The Duran -  a conservative media platform that reports on global affairs from a realpolitik position (www.theduran.com)

• RussiaFeed - a news aggregator and analytical platform that is the FASTEST source for news on Russia (www.russiafeed.com)

• Red Pill Times - a social news and content aggregator that reports on the ridiculous world of identity politics, virtue signaling, and political correctness (www.redpilltimes.com)

• COMING SOON: Hellenic Insider - a conservative media platform that reports the true situation in Greece, not a sugar-coated picture which is repeatedly given.

What We Need & What You Get

Managing one site is difficult and expensive - managing FOUR sites will require more full-time staff:

• We need to pay fair salaries to our full-time writers, editors, and web team. We have built The Duran brand on the hard work of our founding team, and this is the first time we are looking to the public for help to get us to the next level!
• Our monthly expenses for office space, writers, social media, marketing, and hosting is approximately $13,000. Advertising revenue only help us cover a fraction of our costs, and with Google, Facebook, and Twitter pushing back on alternative media, keeping our heads above water becomes increasingly difficult.
• For your support, we will send you an assortment of The Duran branded products of mugs and pens (FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!) - and even have the opportunity to speak to one of our founders or writers! Purchasing one of our mugs is a way for us to remain sustainable and in fact GROW!
• You also have the chance to have dinner and have a night on the town with the whole team and discuss whatever you like! We can be in either London, Moscow, or Athens!
• And for our most dedicated readers, we also have the ability to fly you and a friend out to either city and get the chance to spend 4 days with us! (Scroll down to the bottom 

Dinner with a view of the Kremlin

• The funds we raise will go directly to hiring a full-time staff of dedicated writers, maintaining the technological infrastructure of the sites, and growing our reach through marketing.

Who Are We?

We are a collection of journalists, writers, and media critics that seek to give our readers a different perspective on world affairs through well-researched analysis.

Alexander Mercouris, Editor-in-Chief

Alex Christoforou, President

Vladimir Rodzianko, Managing Director

Adam Garrie, Managing Editor at The Duran

Ricky Twisdale, Managing Editor at RussiaFeed

Anna Lutskova De Bacci, Social Media Manager

Peter Lavelle, Creative Director

The Impact

We have done all these things, getting these stories right where the MSM has got them all wrong.  What we report today, they (sometimes) report tomorrow, often copying us without attribution.

We have done this with only a tiny fraction of the resources that they have, in the face of a campaign by them to ban and shut down all sources of alternative news including the one we provide.

All this we have achieved purely through our own hard work.  We are a wholly independent transparent news provider bound to and associated with no-one and dependent on and controlled by no-one.  All of us are known, and we are proud that this is so, and all money we receive is fully and publicly accounted for.

Hard work however can only take us so far.  However much better we are than our MSM rivals, however hard we work, the simple fact is that we are massively outgunned.

You can help to change that.  

• Without sites like The Duran, where else would you go for your news and analysis?

• We have shown our readers over the last year and a half that we have what it takes to be a respected part of the journalism community - amassing over 1.5 million views every month.

• If you approve of what we have been doing over the last 18 months - consider supporting us here so we can continue to deliver you the best in journalism and help us grow even more!

Take a look in the right column at all the different combinations of merchandise you will get when you support us - and as another way of saying 'thank you', we have included FREE SHIPPING!

Thank you!