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| GlobalPost | |
| Industry | News media |
| Genre | Digital journalism |
| Founded | January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12) inBoston, Massachusetts |
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| Headquarters | The Pilot House,, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | www |
GlobalPost Media Corporation is an Americandigital journalism company and former news website that focuses on international news. Founded on January 12, 2009 byPhilip S. Balboni andCharles Sennott, its stated mission is "to redefine international news for the digital age."GlobalPost now has 64 correspondents worldwide following the kidnapping and beheading ofJames Foley, an event which has raised questions about GlobalPost's role in sending unsupported personnel into conflict zones.[1][2][3]
In 2015, GlobalPost was acquired byWGBH.[4] The company was reacquired by Balboni in the fall of 2022 and reorganized into GlobalPost Media Corporation.[5]
In 2009 GlobalPost announced syndication agreements withPBS andCBS. As part of the PBS partnership, GlobalPost correspondents began producing video segments for airing onThe PBS NewsHour.[6] Additional arrangements with media outlets including theNew York Daily News,The World Weekly,Times of India, andNewark Star-Ledger 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.[7]
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.[8] A second price cut the same year discounted the subscription rate to less than $30.[9]
In 2011,GlobalPost's "On Location" video series was recognized with aPeabody Award and anEdward R. Murrow Award.[10][11]At the same time in 2011, it was honored with ten Best in Business Journalism Awards from theSociety of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).[11]
In 2014, the site was honored with aRobert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for its multimedia series "Myanmar Emerges."[11] This series also earned the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence from the National Press Club.[11]
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