Global Press Institute Explained

Global Press
Former Name:Global Press Institute, Press Institute for Women in the Developing World
Type:501(c)(3)Non-Governmental Organization, Nonprofit Organization
Founded:2006, United States
Founder:Cristi Hegranes
Location:Washington DC, United States
Area Served:Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Key People:Cristi Hegranes (CEO) Laxmi Parthasarathy (COO)
Industry:Journalism, Social Entrepreneurship, Women, Media
Homepage:www.globalpress.co

Global Press Institute is a Washington DC–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] that publishes news from some of the world's least-covered places, by local women journalists[2] as opposed to foreign correspondents.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The organization consists of three divisions: Global Press Institute, which focuses on training local women to become journalists in developing media markets; Global Press Journal, the organization's award-winning multilingual news publication; and Global Press News Services, which sells products and services to media, education, and corporate syndication partners.[8]

History

The organization known today as Global Press Institute was founded in 2006 by Cristi Hegranes,[9] an American who had traveled to Nepal as a journalism student[10] and concluded that a local woman was better equipped to report on a community's story due to her cultural and historical context and access to reliable sources.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Mission and Impact

Global Press creates a more informed and inclusive world by training and employing local women journalists to report news in their own communities, some of the world's least-covered places.[15] As of 2022, the organization claimed to have trained and employed 250 women journalists in 40 locations, including communities in Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[16] [17]

Training

GPI implements a training-to-employment mode, in which English proficiency and secondary school completion is not a requirement.[18] [19] Upon completion of the training, graduates may be offered paid employment with Global Press Journal.

Funding and Support

GPI relies on individual and institutional donors, with plans to move towards sustainability through syndication revenue generated from Global Press News Services.[20] Its donors include the Ford Foundation,[21] MacArthur Foundation,[22] and The Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation.[23]

Controversy

In 2023, Semafor reported that Global Press had exponentially inflated its audience numbers to funders and raised questions about the role of editors in writing GPJ stories and whether the organization's journalism training program had equipped local women reporters for employment at any other media organization.[24]

In 2024, a Columbia Journalism Review investigation reported that Global Press was laying off journalists and recalibrating its operations amid financial difficulties, and raised questions about workplace conditions and whether GPJ reporters had been adequately trained for employment elsewhere.[25]

Global Press Journal

Global Press Journal is a multilingual news publication featuring stories reported by women based in developing countries, covering a range of topics including arts and culture, business, climate, community, economic justice, education, environment, gender justice, health, human rights, migration, and politics.[26] The stories are published in English and their local language, and all of them adhere to the Global Press Style Guide, a living document that establishes rules for referring to people and places in Global Press' coverage communities and promotes dignity and precision in international journalism.[27]

Awards

Global Press and its reporters have received international awards and accolades including:[28]

Notes and References

  1. News: Brent Zook. Kristal. Giving Women Journalists a New Reach. 19 March 2016. Women's Media Center. Women's Media Center. 4 March 2015. Women's Media Center. 26 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160326233225/http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/giving-women-journalists-a-new-reach. live.
  2. Web site: Gordon . Michael . Rebuilding trust in the media from the bottom up . 2022-05-31 . The Conversation . en . 2022-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531131218/https://theconversation.com/rebuilding-trust-in-the-media-from-the-bottom-up-94629 . live .
  3. Web site: Ideas That Change the World: Exclusive Interview with Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute - Ventures Africa . 2013-07-19 . 2013-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527195927/http://www.ventures-africa.com/2012/09/ideas-that-change-the-world-exclusive-interview-with-cristi-hegranes-global-press-institute/ . dead .
  4. Web site: 3 Non-Profits Train Foreign Journalists to Boost Global Coverage. PBS. 16 May 2011. 29 August 2017. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329080805/http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/05/3-non-profits-train-foreign-journalists-to-boost-global-coverage136/. live.
  5. Web site: Global Press Institute - FindtoFund.com . 2013-07-19 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235330/http://www.findtofund.com/global-press-institute-289.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Cristi Hegranes and the Global Press Institute . 2013-07-19 . 2012-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216040306/http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2011/06/21/cristi-hegranes-and-the-global-press-institute/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Meet New Ashoka Fellow Cristi Hegranes. Forbes. 2017-08-29. 2016-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327170921/http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/05/23/meet-new-ashoka-fellow-cristi-hegranes/. live.
  8. News: Skees. Suzanne. Scooping International News While Empowering Women: Global Press Institute. 21 March 2016. Huffington Post. 2 January 2015. Huffington Post. 1 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401191336/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzanne-skees/scooping-international-ne_b_6079710.html. live.
  9. Web site: The Press Institute For Women In The Developing World. GuideStar.org. GuideStar. 24 March 2016. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312122315/http://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-4421980. live.
  10. Web site: Subedi . Ken . November 22, 2023 . ‘Byline’ charts a new course for news reporting . The Annapurna Express.
  11. News: Wolfson. Rebecca. 3 Non-Profits Train Foreign Journalists to Boost Global Coverage. 24 March 2016. MediaShift. MediaShift. 6 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115734/http://mediashift.org/2011/05/3-non-profits-train-foreign-journalists-to-boost-global-coverage136/. live.
  12. Web site: Global Activism: Women reporters change their communities . 2013-07-19 . 2013-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605110051/http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-06-09/global-activism-women-reporters-change-their-communities-87642 . dead .
  13. Web site: March 04 . Feminism . 2015 Kristal Brent Zook . Media . Giving Women Journalists a New Reach - Women's Media Center . 2022-06-06 . womensmediacenter.com . en . 2019-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728163854/http://www.womensmediacenter.com/news-features/giving-women-journalists-a-new-reach . live .
  14. News: Thorpe. Devin. Reporter Creates News Company To Change The World. 24 March 2016. Forbes. 31 March 2015. Forbes. 2 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402174538/http://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe/2015/03/31/reporter-creates-news-company-to-change-the-world/#6f56bff6c1e6. live.
  15. Web site: Cristi Hegranes. Ashoka.org. Ashoka Innovators for the Public. 25 March 2016. Ashoka. 8 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408142740/https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/cristi-hegranes. live.
  16. Web site: Our Bureaus . 2022-06-01 . www.globalpress.co . 2022-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521210017/https://www.globalpress.co/about/our-bureaus . live .
  17. Web site: Global Press Institute . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521210017/https://www.globalpress.co/about/our-bureaus . 21 May 2022 . 2 June 2022 . Global Press Institute . Global Press.
  18. Web site: Soctan . Folake . 15 September 2012 . Ideas That Change the World: Exclusive Interview with Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806232030/http://venturesafrica.com/ideas-that-change-the-world-exclusive-interview-with-cristi-hegranes-global-press-institute/ . 6 August 2016 . 29 March 2016 . Ventures Africa . Ventures Africa.
  19. News: Xu . Elaine . Global Press Institute's journalists create social change in their own countries . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413223458/http://www.imaginenetwork.tv/news/global-press-institutes-journalists-create-social-change-in-their-own-countries/8680/ . 13 April 2016 . 29 March 2016 . ImagineNetwork . ImagineNetwork . ImagineNetwork.
  20. Web site: Hegranes. Cristi. Four Steps to a New Online Fundraising Strategy. Stanford Social Innovation. Stanford University. 8 April 2016. Stanford Social Innovation. 20 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420105231/http://ssir.org/articles/entry/four_steps_to_a_new_online_fundraising_strategy. live.
  21. Web site: 149800 - The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World DBA Global Press Institute . 2024-10-21 . Ford Foundation . en-US.
  22. Web site: Global Press Institute - MacArthur Foundation . 2024-10-21 . www.macfound.org.
  23. Web site: Partner with Global Press . 2024-10-21 . www.globalpress.co.
  24. News: Smith . Ben . Tani . Max . October 23, 2023 . A global news nonprofit wooed top foundations with exaggerated reach . Semafor.
  25. Web site: Biazzo . Sacha . Trouble at Global Press . 2024-10-21 . Columbia Journalism Review . en.
  26. Web site: Global Press Institute/About. Global Press Institute. Global Press Institute. 8 April 2016. Global Press Institute. 5 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405121556/http://globalpressinstitute.org/who-we-are/. live.
  27. Web site: Staff . 2022-06-16 . Global Press Journal . en-US . 2022-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616205558/https://globalpressjournal.com/staff/ . live .
  28. Web site: Awards . 2022-06-16 . www.globalpress.co . 2022-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621100152/https://www.globalpress.co/awards . live .
  29. Web site: 2022 Stevie Award Winners Stevie Awards . 2022-11-15 . stevieawards.com . 2022-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115153142/https://stevieawards.com/women/2022-stevie-award-winners . live .
  30. Web site: Manori Wijesekera . 2022-11-15 . Online Journalism Awards . en-US . 2022-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115170359/https://awards.journalists.org/entries/manori-wijesekera/ . live .
  31. Web site: Staff . Fast Company . 2022-05-03 . 18 companies with an enduring impact on the world . 2022-09-14 . Fast Company . en-US . 2022-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915220939/https://www.fastcompany.com/90742459/world-changing-ideas-awards-2022-enduring-impact-15-years-in-business-finalists-and-honorable-mentions . live .
  32. Web site: Sugar Daddies Prey on Female Students Headed Home for Holiday in Rwanda . 2013-07-19 . 2013-07-19. https://archive.today/20130719022203/http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/rwanda/sugar-daddies-prey-female-students-headed-home-holiday-rwanda. dead .
  33. Web site: 404-Fehler . 2013-07-19 . 2024-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240428204049/https://www.stiftungen.org/404-fehler/ . live.
  34. Web site: Zambia’s Chanda Katongo helps lead a youth movement for gender equity—including sexual and reproductive rights . 2013-07-19. 2013-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130706202331/http://www.ipas.org/en/News/2013/April/Zambia-s-Chanda-Katongo-helps-lead-a-youth-movement-for-gender-equity-including-sexual-and.aspx . dead .
  35. http://www.ibe-epilepsy.org/2011-award-winners-announced/) [article: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/cameroon/epilepsy-myths-promote-stigma-prevent-care-cameroon {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130719022154/http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/cameroon/epilepsy-myths-promote-stigma-prevent-care-cameroon |date=2013-07-19 }}</ref> *2011 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, International Women's Media Foundation, awarded to ''GPJ ''reporter Jackee Batanda, Uganda News Desk<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/15/61241.html |title=Ugandan journo named 2011-2012 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow |access-date=2013-07-19 |archive-date=2011-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814190032/http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/15/61241.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *2011 Kurt Schork Award, Excellence in International Journalism, Reuters, awarded to ''GPJ ''reporter Gertrude Pswarayi, Zimbabwe News Desk<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thezimbabwean.co/news/zimbabwe/54487/local-journo-wins-international-award.html |title=Local journo wins international award &#124; the Zimbabwean |access-date=2013-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720175337/http://www.thezimbabwean.co/news/zimbabwe/54487/local-journo-wins-international-award.html |archive-date=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/zimbabwe/political-rape-survivors-come-forward-advance-2011-election|title=Home|access-date=2013-07-19|archive-date=2013-07-19|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719022200/http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/zimbabwe/political-rape-survivors-come-forward-advance-2011-election|url-status=live}}</ref> *2011 Kurt Schork Award, Excellence in International Journalism Shortlist, Reuters, awarded to ''GPJ ''senior reporter Tara Bhattarai, Nepal News Desk *2010 Journalism Innovation Prize, [[Society of Professional Journalists]], awarded to Global Press Institute
    • 2008 One of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century, Women's ENews, awarded to Cristi Hegranes
    • 2008 Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism, Women's ENews, awarded to Cristi Hegranes

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