Johannesburg – From 2006 to 2025, Global Press trained and employed local women journalists around the world.
Their reporting captured complexity and resilience, demonstrating the transformative power of journalism rooted in place and lived experience.
In 2025, Global Press closed its doors.
As it did, the organisation operated as it always had—with dignity, care and a commitment to excellence.
Every asset built over two decades has been intentionally placed with trusted partners to ensure the work and its values would endure.
Exceptional Coverage Until the End
Until the final story, Global Press reporters, editors, fact checkers, copy editors, and translators delivered rigorous, deeply reported journalism from around the world at a tumultuous time.
Each piece combined strong context with nuanced storytelling, centering local voices while illuminating broader systemic forces.
The reporting team collaborated across borders to produce powerful, globally connected stories, offering essential insight on issues ranging from the war in Ukraine to the dismantling of USAID.
Global Press has selected some highlights of its strongest work from across 20 years.
Hundreds of Nepali Men are Missing in Ukraine
TikTok videos and promises of big paydays have lured Nepali men to Ukraine’s front lines — but many haven’t come home.
Now, their families are crossing continents to learn their fates. Here, reporters from Nepal and Ukraine offer one-of-a-kind cross-border reporting to illuminate an issue few were aware of.
How USAID’s Closure Hurt Millions
When the U.S. unexpectedly shut down USAID in early 2025, the impact was immediate: People waiting in line at health clinics for tuberculosis medication were turned away.
Children whose education was subsidized by USAID programs could no longer go to school. Global Press journalists around the world reported on the devastating impacts.
The best of the last 20 years
For 20 years, the women journalists of Global Press documented the realities shaping our world — health and education, conflict and corruption, climate and economic survival.
Through their reporting, Global Press brought forward stories that might otherwise have gone untold.
This collection reflects the depth and power of that work.
The Global Press Legacy
Since 2006, Global Press has been a pioneer in journalism training and international reporting standards.
Despite our closure, the best of what we built over the last two decades lives on.
The Global Press Legacy Initiative placed key Global Press assets, from stories and photos to our trainings and style guide, into the hands of world-class partners who will carry the work forward.
