Orb Media Inc. Email Format
Media ProductionDistrict of Columbia, United States2-10 Employees
Orb Media Inc. is a Washington, DC–based media organization that produces rigorous reporting on global issues affecting billions of people. Its work is organized around eight topic areas—Food, Water, Energy, Health, Education, Environment, Trade, and Governance—and tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The organization emphasizes data- and science-grounded journalism and collaborates with individuals, academics, non-profit groups, and other newsrooms to connect large-scale issues to everyday life. With a small staff, Orb Media partners through the Orb Media Network to broaden its reporting reach. It operates as a global non-profit newsroom that publishes collaboratively with an international network of partner outlets to reach diverse audiences and inform government, industry, researchers, civil society, and the public. In 2017, Orb Media released findings on plastic fiber contamination in drinking water, illustrating its focus on environmental health issues.