[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] It was founded on September 1, 2010,[13][14] providing online news portals, mainly reporting for and about the Baltic region,[15] Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
[16] BNN was founded on 1 September 2010 by Fred Zimmer[17] to counter perceived Russian disinformation, and emerged as a respected news source for the Baltic region.
Based around predominantly selling stories to newspapers in the Baltic region, it has come to be recognized as an important political news source.
[citation needed] The Baltic News Network GmbH[14] is registered in Austria.
[18][19] The Baltic News Network is a member of the Independent Media Association.