''GlobalPost'' is an online US
digital journalism
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company that focuses on international news founded on January 12, 2009, by Philip S. Balboni and Charles M. Sennott. Its stated mission is "to redefine international news for the digital age." ''GlobalPost'' now has 64 correspondents worldwide following the kidnapping and beheading of
James Foley, an event which has raised questions about GlobalPost's role in sending unsupported personnel into conflict zones.
In 2015, GlobalPost was acquired by
WGBH WGBH may refer to:
* WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
** WGBH (FM), a public radio station at Boston, Massachusetts on 89.7 MHz owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation
** WGBH-TV
WGBH-TV (channel 2), ...
.
History
In 2009 GlobalPost announced syndication agreements with
PBS and
CBS. As part of the PBS partnership, GlobalPost correspondents began producing video segments for airing on ''
The PBS NewsHour
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Anchored by Judy Woodruff, the progr ...
''. Additional arrangements with media outlets including the ''
New York Daily News
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'',
The World Weekly
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Origins
Founded in November 2 ...
, ''
Times of India
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'', and ''
Newark Star-Ledger
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
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'' offered news organizations unlimited rights to republish GlobalPost content in exchange for a flat service fee. According to GlobalPost ownership, income from their syndication agreements accounted for more than 12-percent of the site's revenue.
Interest in the site's direct-to-reader paid access options, however, has been lackluster. Within a year of launch GlobalPost had discounted their premium "Passport Service"—which offered access to unique content, but had fewer than 400 subscribers—from $199 to $99 per year. A second price cut the same year discounted the subscription rate to less than $30.
Awards
In 2011, ''GlobalPost''s "On Location" video series was recognized with a
Peabody Award
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and an
Edward R. Murrow Award.
72nd Annual Peabody Awards
May 2012
In 2014, the site was honored with a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for its multimedia series "Myanmar Emerges"
References
External links
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American news websites
Mass media in Boston
Peabody Award-winning websites
WGBH Educational Foundation