''GlobalPost'' is an online US
digital journalism 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.
History
In 2009 GlobalPost announced syndication agreements with
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
and
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
. As part of the PBS partnership, GlobalPost correspondents began producing video segments for airing on ''
The PBS NewsHour''. Additional arrangements with media outlets including the ''
New York Daily News'',
The World Weekly
''The World Weekly'' was an international online magazine created in November 2012. The founding editor was James Geary and the founding managing director Rory O'Grady. The magazine stopped publishing in June 2018.
Origins
Founded in November 2 ...
, ''
Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest se ...
'', and ''
Newark Star-Ledger
Newark most commonly refers to:
* 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
* Niagara-on-th ...
'' 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 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