non governmental organisation industry journalism social entrepreneurship women founded 2006 united states headquarters san francisco united states key people cristi hegranes products training employment education . slogan n a. website www.globalpressinstitute.org the global press institute formerly the press institute for women in the developing world is a san francisco based 501 c 3 nonprofit with international operations in 27 countries . 1 gpi was founded on the premise that with appropriate training local women in developing countries can become quality journalists . 2 it identifies the social historical and political context that these women possess as a factor distinguishing them from traditional 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 which oversees content production ; and global press news service which sells content from global press journal and other sources to media education and corporate syndication partners . 8 contents 1 history 2 mission and impact 3 locations 4 training 5 funding and support 6 global press journal 6.1 editorial process 6.2 awards 7 global press news service 8 references 9 external links history edit 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 traveled to a rural eastern village where she met the village matriarch pratima c. 10 while working with pratima hegranes realized that despite her extensive nepali network and nepali language skills she did not have the same insights as pratima . 11 hegranes concluded that local women were better equipped to tell stories about their communities because they had more cultural context and greater access to reliable sources . 12 she identified the lack of a formal journalism education and access to a credible global platform as the main hurdles preventing local women like pratima from becoming quality journalists . with this in mind she founded global press institute . 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 . 10 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 desk in nepal . as of 2016 the organization has trained and employed 150 journalists in 26 countries . 14 in addition to print journalism gpi training includes photo and video journalism . 15 16 17 mission and impact edit through its women centered approach global press institute aims to combat what it identifies as two major global issues the declining quality of international news and women s rights . 18 gpi trainees are instructed in traditional investigative journalism . their work addresses a variety of issues and stands in stark contrast with traditional foreign correspondence narratives 97 % of which center around four main issues war disease disaster and poverty . 8 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 edit gpj currently has reporters operating in argentina bangladesh cameroon chile costa rica democratic republic of congo egypt ethiopia ghana guatemala haiti india india administered kashmir kenya kosovo liberia mexico nepal nigeria romania rwanda south africa sri lanka uganda united states san francisco headquarters and three native american reservations zambia and zimbabwe . training edit training is provided in the prospective journalist s local language and english is not a requirement . 21 some gpi journalists have only a fourth grade literacy level . 22 gpi currently provides training in 13 languages . 23 gpi implements a training to employment mode . trainees enroll in a paid six month training 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 long term employment with global press journal . 8 funding and support edit gpi does not accept government funding . 24 it currently relies on individual and foundation donors with plans to move towards sustainability through syndication revenue generated from global press news service . 25 donors include the macarthur foundation glaser progress foundation open road alliance open square foundation and the susie tompkins buell foundation . 26 global press journal edit global press journal is an international news journal featuring stories from local community based reporters across 26 countries . gpj exclusively employs reporters trained by global press institute . each gpj employee earns a living wage as well as access to continuing education . 27 gpj bureaus are ongoing training centers offering courses on topics such as climate change and other issues as well as technical skills including fact checking and multimedia . gpj journalists cover a range of topics including arts and culture business community education environment gender justice health and politics . most of their stories revolve around topics that mainstream journalists often overlook . 28 editorial process edit gpj s model requires that each reporter source and fact check her stories before they are submitted for editing . country editors based at local news desks supervise reporting and complete the first round of editing for each story . regional editors help shape the stories add global context and perform a third fact check . gpj s managing editor and executive editor each review every story for accuracy and news value before it is published on the news wire . 28 awards edit gpj reporters have received international awards and accolades including 2013 ulrich wickert award for child rights awarded to gloriose isugi and noella nbihogo rwanda news desk . 29 30 2012 zambian reporter of the year hiv aids and gender based violence coverage awarded to gpj reporter chanda katango zambia news desk . 31 2012 excellence in epilepsy reporting the international bureau of epilepsy awarded to gpj reporter comfort mussa cameroon news desk . 32 2011 elizabeth neuffer fellowship international women s media foundation awarded to gpj reporter jackee batanda uganda news desk . 33 2011 kurt schork award excellence in international journalism reuters awarded to gpj reporter gertrude pswarayi zimbabwe news desk . 34 35 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 . global press news service edit global press news service is the syndication division of the global press institute . global press news service manages the paid syndication of stories produced by reporters working for the global press journal . references edit brent zook kristal 4 march 2015 . giving women journalists a new reach . women s media center . women s media center . retrieved 19 march 2016 . akrami mina . a role for media empowering local voices in development debates . the world bank . the world bank . retrieved 19 march 2016 . http www.ventures africa.com 2012 09 ideas that change the world exclusive interview with cristi hegranes global press institute http www.pbs.org mediashift 2011 05 3 non profits train foreign journalists to boost global coverage136 http www.findtofund.com global press institute 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