Dec 4, 2024 · This year, Global Press Journal covered some of the most pressing issues of our time — civil liberties, global health, the environment and more. Here are key stories that defined our year, all reported by women journalists local to the places where these stories matter most.

Dec 18, 2024 · María Ignacia Jiménez López rows through the canals where El Palmar ejido has undertaken mangrove reforestation in the Centla swamps. The people of El Palmar have restored 409 hectares (1,011 acres) of the reserve — about 0.1% of its total area.

Oct 15, 2024 · Shifting Democracies fellows will examine changing governance structures in countries around the world, and how those shifts are interconnected. During this two-year, full-time fellowship, fellows will produce investigative and explanatory journalism, participate in advanced skills training and be part of an international cohort of women journalists, all working and living in their home countries.

Oct 1, 2024 · At the same time, Freedom Forum has stated that media houses must respect the labor rights of working journalists. That critique came after dozens of journalists filed complaints against media houses, largely Kantipur Media Group, for unpaid wages, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists.

6 days ago · An Ebola response team works in tents set up in the town of Komanda, in Democratic Republic of Congo in February 2019. The Ebola outbreak in DRC eventually crossed borders into Uganda in subsequent years, highlighting the challenges of managing the virus in a region with porous borders and cultural sensitivities.

May 1, 2023 · Media flourished in Nepal after the country established democracy following the end of a decade-long civil war in 2006. To this day, the vibrant media environment — from news outlets to journalist unions — is fiercely partisan, divided along political party lines, and independent outlets must compete for limited funding.

12 Global Stories That Defined 2024. This year, Global Press Journal covered some of the most pressing issues of our time — civil liberties, global health, the environment and more.

Feb 3, 2025 · The stop-work order, called by the US government a 90-day “funding pause,” will have long-term adverse effects, Thapa says. “We [were] expecting to meet the targets for eliminating the morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition, which can create direct human loss,” Thapa says.

Oct 10, 2024 · There’s one more big change. We’re launching two-year, full-time reporting fellowships for women journalists in new coverage countries. These fellows will lead the news coverage we produce under our new model, all while getting advanced journalism training.In addition, we’ll continue to employ staff in our current coverage countries as reporters in residence.

Aug 29, 2024 · MUNIGI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Esther Mwema assumed her 4-year-old son had chicken pox. He was lucky enough to get a medical exam at this camp for displaced people, where many families live in tents and even clean water is at a premium.