Guiding Forces
Values-driven journalism.
All Global Press journalism and business operations strictly adhere to the organization’s four core values: dignity, diversity, transparency and excellence.
Our core values allow us to prioritize accuracy over speed and human dignity over click-bait headlines. From our industry-leading Duty of Care program that provides for the security of every journalist in our network to our world-class transparency practices in both business and editorial operations, our values serve our staff and readers alike.
Core Values
Dignity
We provide dignified employment opportunities that result in the production of dignity-driven journalism.
Diversity
We accurately represent the diversity of our world in our hiring practices and our news coverage.
Transparency
Our editorial processes, financial reports and other key decision-making materials are available to the public.
Excellence
Global Press strives for 100 percent accuracy in every story and works to produce ethical, exceptional journalism daily.
Dignity
Exceptional journalism requires humanity.
Global Press values the dignity of all people. We create dignified employment opportunities that result in the production of dignity-driven journalism. Our journalists challenge stereotypical victim-based narratives of poverty and disaster by giving voice to non-elite sources and new perspectives.
Global Press Style Guide
The Global Press Style Guide is a living document that establishes rules for referring to the people and places around the world where Global Press Journal reporters work. Each entry was crafted with the assistance of Global Press Journal reporters and editors, who live and work in the communities they cover.
Each entry was written with the specific intention of promoting dignity and precision in the practice of international journalism.
Duty of Care
Global Press prioritizes the physical, emotional, digital and legal safety of every reporter in our network. For media organizations that employ foreign correspondents, security protocols are often limited to extraction. But because Global Press reporters live in the communities that they cover, extraction is not an option.
We have designed an industry-leading duty of care strategy that mitigates risk and makes exceptional journalism possible.
Commitment to Accuracy
Global Press Journal aims for 100 percent accuracy in every story. We rely on readers around the world to highlight any inaccuracies they might find, in local language or in English. To report a correction, email
[email protected] Every editor on our staff receives these emails. An editor will respond to your correction request within 48 hours. All corrections are noted at the bottom of the article and compiled in a corrections archive.
Diversity
Covering global communities requires diversity.
At Global Press we work to accurately represent the diversity of our world in our hiring practices and our news coverage. We prioritize both physical and cognitive diversity in our diverse global team. Global Press benefits from the creativity, innovation and journalistic balance that occurs when people who have different access, experiences and perspectives work together.
Reporter gender:
100% female
Reporter race:
99% people of color
1% white
Global Leadership Gender:
70% female
30% male
Global Leadership Race:
60% people of color
40% white
Transparency
Independent journalism requires transparent funding.
Global Press believes that strong journalism thrives in transparent environments. Global Press makes editorial policies, financials, annual reports, and other key decision-making materials transparent and accessible to the public on all websites.
Internal Policies and Strategic Operations Plan
Annual Reports
Global Press Financials
Excellence
Global journalism requires rigor.
Global Press aims to be the news organization of record from the world’s least-covered markets. To make that happen, we are investing in the training and professional development of every employee. Our editorial process is defined by a non-assignment policy, which allows local reporters to pitch and report stories most relevant in their communities and by a heavy investment in accuracy protocols and professionals. Every Global Press story goes through a multi-tiered accuracy process that includes fact checking, copy editing, translation and editorial production.
The Clarion Award for Online Journalism – Special News Section
Awarded to Senior Reporters Kalpana Khanal, Shilu Manandhar and Yam Kumari Kandel for Long After the Quake, Nepal Waits for Help
Media Professionalism Award, Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe
Awarded to Vimbai Chinembiri for Women Join Zimbabwe’s Gold Rush
Gold for the 2016/17 LACP Vision Awards
Awarded to Global Press for our 2017 Annual Report
2017 Leadership Council
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2017 Classy Awards
Global Press was named one of the top 100 most innovative organizations in the world
2017 Global Sourcing Council 3S Awards
Nominee for 2017 Empowerment Award
2017 Scale Award, WeWork Creator Awards
Awarded to Global Press Institute
2016 Mobile Web Awards, Best News Mobile Website
Awarded to Global Press Journal
2016 Webby Awards, Best Writing (Editorial) Honoree
Awarded to Global Press Journal
2015 Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Miel Fellowship
Awarded to Yam Kandel, GPJ Nepal
2015 Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Miel Fellowship
Awarded to Shilu Manandhar, GPJ Nepal
2015 Pultizer Center for Crisis Reporting, Miel Fellowship
Awarded to Wairimu Michengi, GPJ Kenya
2015 Distinguished Young Alumna Award, NYU
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2014 Boehm Media Fellowship
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2013 Ulrich Wickert Award for Child Rights
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2013 Ashoka Fellowship
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2013 American Express “Emerging Innovator” Award
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2012 Excellence in Epilepsy Reporting, the International Bureau of Epilepsy
Awarded to GPI reporter Comfort Mussa, GPI Cameroon News Desk
2012 Zambian Reporter of the Year, HIV/AIDS and Gender-based Violence Coverage
Awarded to GPI reporter Chanda Katango, GPI Zambia News Desk
2012 Named Top 10 Organization Using Digital Technology to Innovate for Women and Girls
Awarded to Global Press Institute
2012 Grinnell Prize for Social Justice Innovation
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2012 Finalist for Trust Women Hero Award
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2011 Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40, Bay Area Business Journal
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2011, Kurt Schork Award, Excellence in International Journalism, Reuters
Awarded to GPI reporter Gertrude Pswarayi, GPI Zimbabwe News Desk
2011 Kurt Schork Award, Excellence in International Journalism Shortlist, Reuters
Awarded to GPI senior reporter Tara Bhattarai, GPI Nepal News Desk
2011 Jefferson Award for Public Service
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2011 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, International Women’s Media Foundation
Awarded to GPI reporter Jackee Batanda, GPI Uganda News Desk
2010 Society of Professional Journalists, Journalism Innovation Prize
Awarded to Global Press Institute
2010 New Media Awards, Standard of Excellence Award Web Award
Awarded to Global Press Institute
2008 Women Who Dare Award, Girls Inc.
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2008, One of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century, Women’s eNews
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
2008 Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism
Awarded to Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Founder and Executive Director
