A Web Site’s For-Profit Approach to World News

New York Times by Elizabeth Jensen | Mar. 23, 2009 (Special Report)

Overseas reporters have been a casualty of budget-chopping news organizations, leaving an opening for the online start-up GlobalPost. But at a time when many news executives are exploring nonprofit business models to keep specialized reporting flowing, GlobalPost, which made its debut on Jan. 12, is intended to be a moneymaking venture.
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Posted by: Posted by Beth Tucker - Mar 24, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Beth Tucker (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Lars Sætren (review)
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 25, 2009

Informative report about GlobalPost, a new website providing international news gathered by experienced journalists around the world. This article provides a good overview on this venture, based on factual information from multiple sources, and cites both the publishers, as well as perspectives from partners and independent industry observers, with a focus on the venture's innovative business model.

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Kaizar Campwala
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Beth Tucker
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 by Beth Tucker - Mar. 24, 2009
Beth posted this story.
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Lars Sætren
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 by Lars Sætren - Mar. 31, 2009
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