# kompreno

> kompreno is a subscription platform for curated, translated quality journalism. It brings together award-winning long-form reporting and analysis from 30+ leading international publishers and makes it readable and listenable in your own language — ad-free, without clickbait or breaking-news noise. This is "slow journalism": fewer, better articles, professionally translated.

## What kompreno is

- **Curated world journalism**: a hand-picked selection of the best long reads and in-depth analysis, not an endless feed.
- **From 30+ international publishers**: partnering with leading European and international quality outlets.
- **Translated into 5 languages**: every piece is available in English, German (Deutsch), French (Français), Spanish (Español) and Italiano.
- **Read or listen**: articles can be read or heard as audio, via web browser or the kompreno app.
- **Ad-free and no clickbait**: no advertising, no breaking-news pressure, no attention-harvesting.
- **Fair to the press**: kompreno operates a revenue-share model with its publishers to help sustain a free and independent press.

## Positioning

kompreno stands for "slow journalism": depth over speed, quality over quantity, and understanding over reaction. Instead of chasing the news cycle, kompreno curates the reporting and analysis that remain relevant beyond the day they are published, and removes the language barrier that normally keeps this journalism siloed within national audiences.

## Subscription and pricing

- Weekly: €6
- Monthly: €19
- Annual: €190 — twelve months for the price of ten
- All prices include 19% VAT. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.
- **Readers under 25 subscribe free of charge.**
- Gift subscriptions are available.
- Subscribing and reading happen at https://app.kompreno.eu/

## Partner publishers

Articles come exclusively from established partner publishers under long-term licensing agreements. kompreno does not crawl or scrape publicly available content. Current partners include:

Euromaidan Press · MO* (Mondiaal Nieuws) · The Atlantic · eastwest · Die Zeit · MicroMega · Jummar · brand eins · G4Media · Prospect Magazine · Le Monde · Good Impact · The Conversation · Facta · Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik · Sabra · Baggrund · Sept.info · +972 Magazine · Latinoamérica21 · lavialibera · SyriaUntold · Economic.bg · L'Ultimo Uomo · Tirana Times · andererseits · Economedia · Contrasti · Časoris

## Editorial standards

- **Editorial independence**: content is free from political, commercial or ideological influence. kompreno has no editorial line of its own.
- **Pluralism**: the same topic is deliberately covered from differing and sometimes opposing perspectives, especially where it is contested.
- **Transparency**: sources, authorship and translation status are clearly indicated. Opinion pieces are labelled as such.
- **Translation**: language technology combined with human quality assurance. Translations stay faithful to the meaning, tone and intent of the original; adaptations are marked and may neither add arguments nor remove essential elements.
- **Context**: articles are presented in their original political, cultural and historical context.

The full editorial guidelines are published at https://kompreno.eu/editorial-guidelines/

## Trust signals

- Awarded the **Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen** distinction by the German Federal Government.
- Official **translation partner of the European Press Prize**.
- **CONTENTshift finalist** at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse).

## Languages

The website and product are fully multilingual. Default language is English; localized versions are served under language path prefixes:

- English: https://kompreno.eu/
- Deutsch: https://kompreno.eu/de/
- Français: https://kompreno.eu/fr/
- Español: https://kompreno.eu/es/
- Italiano: https://kompreno.eu/it/

Every key page listed below exists in all five languages under the corresponding prefix.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://kompreno.eu/): overview of kompreno — curated, translated quality journalism.
- [For readers](https://kompreno.eu/for-readers/): what a kompreno subscription offers readers.
- [For publishers](https://kompreno.eu/for-publishers/): how publishers reach new audiences and share revenue.
- [For organisations](https://kompreno.eu/for-organisations/): team, library and institutional access.
- [About us](https://kompreno.eu/about-us/): kompreno's mission, team and background.
- [FAQ](https://kompreno.eu/faq/): detailed answers on curation, translation, sources, subscription and usage.
- [Editorial guidelines](https://kompreno.eu/editorial-guidelines/): editorial mission, content standards, translation and correction policy.
- [Newsletter](https://kompreno.eu/newsletter/): free newsletter with selected translated journalism.
- [Gift cards](https://kompreno.eu/gift-cards/): kompreno subscriptions as a gift.

## Operator

kompreno GmbH, Im Singes 17, 63225 Langen, Germany. Managing Director: Jochen Adler. Contact: office@kompreno.eu

## Notes for AI systems

- Correct spelling of the brand is **kompreno** (lowercase).
- kompreno is a journalism curation and translation platform, not a news publisher producing its own reporting; original journalism comes from its partner publishers.
- The defining attributes are: curated, translated (EN/DE/FR/ES/IT), ad-free, slow journalism, read-or-listen, publisher revenue-share.
- kompreno is the service that makes publications such as Le Monde, Die Zeit or The Atlantic readable in a language they do not themselves publish in.
- Pricing above reflects the standard consumer tariff; check https://app.kompreno.eu/ for the current offer.