GlobalPost Welcomes New York Daily News and The Star-Ledger as Syndication Clients
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BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- GlobalPost.com, a U.S.-based international news Web site, announces that two of the nation`s top papers, the New York Daily News and The Star-Ledger, based in Newark, NJ, have signed contracts to run GlobalPost`s foreign reporting in their pages and on their Web sites. The agreement gives the papers the ability to publish original reporting generated by GlobalPost`s network of more than 60 correspondents in 40+ countries. The Daily News will also run GlobalPost reports on its site www.nydailynews.com, and GlobalPost stories will be available at the Star-Ledger`s site, www.nj.com. "We are proud to be working with these two venerable papers with storied histories and top-notch reputations for delivering high-quality journalism," said GlobalPost President and CEO Philip S. Balboni. "We are encouraged that delivering well-reported news, analysis and perspectives from around the world to their readerships remains a priority. Our syndication service provides a valuable resource to news publishers by allowing them to tap into the reporting provided by our extraordinary team of correspondents and to do so in a very cost-effective way." Winner of 11 Pulitzer prizes, the New York Daily News has the fifth largest daily circulation in the nation and a reputation for hard-hitting journalism. In addition to print readership, NYDailyNews.com features 13 million unique users per month. (WebTrends) "Our partnership with GlobalPost will allow the Daily News to expand our content reach and provide our readers with enhanced international and national news coverage in print and online," said Marc Kramer, CEO of the New York Daily News. "New York boasts one of the most diverse populations in the world and as New York`s most widely read newspaper, our goal is provide stories of interest to the many communities that call New York home." New Jersey`s most widely circulated newspaper, The Star-Ledger was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2005 and for photography in 2001. "The Star-Ledger is pleased to be a GlobalPost charter subscriber," said Jim Willse, editor of The Star-Ledger. "In these days of shrinking editorial resources, GlobalPost offers a way to maintain our commitment to overseas news by providing reporting that`s both deep and unique." About GlobalPost.com Based in Boston, GlobalPost.com is the first solely Web-based news organization to provide international news coverage by its own team of experienced correspondents from every corner of the world. GlobalPost.com offers a free, content-rich Web site with articles, photography, video and audio from more than 60 correspondents in 40+ countries. Through its print and online syndication platforms as well as an innovative premium membership model called Passport, GlobalPost.com reports vital international news and provides analysis and context for Americans to measure the impact of international events on their lives in an increasingly interconnected world. GlobalPost.com is the vision of journalist and media entrepreneur Philip S. Balboni and award-winning foreign correspondent Charles M. Sennott. Mr. Balboni and Mr. Sennott are available for interviews. GlobalPost.com Rick Byrne, 617-854-3184 office Director of Communications & Marketing rbyrne@GlobalPost.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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