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

The Global Press Institute is a Washington DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] that builds and maintains news bureaus in some of the world's least-covered places, staffed by local women journalists[2] whose social, historical and political context distinguishes them from 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 a customized Duty of Care program, a Style Guide workshop, access to a photo archive, and other products and services to media, education, and corporate syndication partners.[8]

History

GPI was founded in 2006 by Cristi Hegranes, a young American journalist.[9] A year earlier, Hegranes had been working as a foreign correspondent in Nepal when she realized that a local woman was better equipped to report on a community's story because she had more cultural and historical context and had access to reliable sources.[10] [11] She returned to the United States, quit her job, and asked everyone she knew for $40. With the $10,000 she raised, she founded Global Press Institute.[12] [13]

In 2006, Hegranes performed the first GPI training in Chiapas, Mexico, where five women were trained in the principles and practice of traditional investigative journalism.[14] The stories, which covered topics such as AIDS, poverty, clandestine abortion and community development, were the first that were published by the Global Press Journal. Hegranes established a second news bureau in Nepal. As of 2022, the organization has trained and employed 250 journalists in 40 bureaus.[15] In addition to print journalism, GPI training includes photo and video journalism.[4] [16] [17]

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.[18]

GPI reporters have covered a range of issues such as caste discrimination and political rape.[19] Founder Hegranes has said more than 25 percent of GPI's reporting has created social change in the form of protests, attracting media attention, and helping to change laws in Nepal and Rwanda and some community policies in Zambia.[20]

Locations

In 2022, GPJ employed journalists in Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[21]

Training

Training is provided in the prospective journalist's local language; English proficiency is not a requirement.[22] Some GPI journalists have only a fourth-grade literacy level.[23] GPI currently provides training in six languages.[24]

GPI implements a training-to-employment mode. Trainees enroll in a 16-week program, during which they learn the principles and practice of investigative journalism through classroom-style training and direct content-production. Upon completion of the training, graduates are offered full-time, paid employment with Global Press Journal. The journalists are offered professional development opportunities and refresher courses throughout their employment at Global Press Journal.

Funding and Support

GPI does not accept government funding or anonymous support.[25] It currently relies on individual and institutional donors, with plans to move towards sustainability through syndication revenue generated from Global Press News Services.[26] Its donors include the MacArthur Foundation, Emerson Collective, Luminate, Fondation CHANEL, and The Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation.[27]

Global Press Journal

Global Press Journal is a multilingual news publication featuring stories from Global Press reporters across its news bureaus. Each employee earns a living wage as well as access to continuing education.[28]

Global Press offers ongoing training to its reporters, including on topics such as climate change and other issues, as well as professional development and technical skills. The reporters cover a range of topics including arts and culture, business, climate, community, economic justice, education, environment, gender justice, health, human rights, migration, and politics.[29]

Editorial Process

GPJs model requires that each reporter choose her own story and report it exclusively for Global Press. 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. All of the stories are "certified as accurate" by the Global Press Accuracy Network, a team of editors, copy editors, fact checkers, researchers, translators, and interpreters, who together uphold the highest standards of journalism.[30]

Awards

Global Press and its reporters have received international awards and accolades including:[31]

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. 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.
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
  13. 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.
  14. News: Global Press Institute Celebrates Fifth Anniversary . Press release . Editor & Publisher . 19 April 2011 . dead . 24 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407190723/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/global-press-institute-celebrates-fifth-anniversary/ . 7 April 2016 . Editor & Publisher.
  15. Web site: Global Press Institute . 2 June 2022 . Global Press Institute . Global Press . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521210017/https://www.globalpress.co/about/our-bureaus . live .
  16. Web site: Four Steps to a New Online Fundraising Strategy (SSIR). 2013-07-19. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129191415/http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/four_steps_to_a_new_online_fundraising_strategy. live.
  17. Web site: Empowerment - Oakland Magazine - July 2008 - Oakland, California . 2013-07-19 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024237/http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Oakland-Magazine/July-2008/Empowerment/ . dead .
  18. 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.
  19. Web site: Home. 2013-07-19. 2013-07-19. https://archive.today/20130719022206/http://globalpressinstitute.org/africa/zimbabwe/political-rape-survivors-come-forward-advance-2011-election. live.
  20. Web site: Berkowitz. Mike. Global Press Institute: Digital journalism for women in the developing world. Changemakers. Changemakers. 25 March 2016. Changemakers. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815034917/https://www.changemakers.com/girltech/entries/global-press-institute-digital-journalism-women-develop. dead.
  21. 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 .
  22. Web site: Soctan. Folake. Ideas That Change the World: Exclusive Interview with Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute. Ventures Africa. 15 September 2012. Ventures Africa. 29 March 2016. 6 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806232030/http://venturesafrica.com/ideas-that-change-the-world-exclusive-interview-with-cristi-hegranes-global-press-institute/. live.
  23. News: Xu. Elaine. Global Press Institute's journalists create social change in their own countries. 29 March 2016. ImagineNetwork. ImagineNetwork. ImagineNetwork. 13 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413223458/http://www.imaginenetwork.tv/news/global-press-institutes-journalists-create-social-change-in-their-own-countries/8680/. dead.
  24. Web site: Global Press Institute. Fatbunnyfoundry.com. Fat Bunny Foundry. 29 March 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820004406/http://fatbunnyfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ExecSumGPIfinal.pdf. live.
  25. Web site: Grams. Dane. A Minute With Cristi Hegranes, Founder and Executive Director, The Global Press Institute. NonProfitPRO. NonProfitPRO. 8 April 2016. NonProfitPRO. 19 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419014528/http://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/a-minute-with-the-global-press-institutes-cristi-hegranes/. live.
  26. 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.
  27. Web site: Partners . 26 May 2022 . Global Press . Global Press . Global Press . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521230745/https://www.globalpress.co/partner . live .
  28. Web site: Global Press Institute. Present Purpose Network. Present Purpose Network. 8 April 2016. Present Purpose Network. 17 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417034723/http://www.presentpurpose.org/grantee/global-press-institute/. live.
  29. 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.
  30. 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 .
  31. Web site: Awards . 2022-06-16 . www.globalpress.co . 2022-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621100152/https://www.globalpress.co/awards . live .
  32. 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 .
  33. 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 .
  34. 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 .
  35. 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 .
  36. Web site: 404-Fehler . 2013-07-19 . 2024-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240428204049/https://www.stiftungen.org/404-fehler/ . live.
  37. 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 .
  38. 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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