Cristi Hegranes
@cristihegranes.bsky.social
CEO & Founder of Global Press. Author of Byline, a best-selling book about the future of journalism.
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Read our news at globalpressjournal.com.
For author talks or to purchase Byline, visit cristihegranes.com
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After years in the U.S., #Bhutanese #refugees with criminal records are being deported—only to find themselves #stateless once more. Denied by Bhutan, unrecognized in Nepal, their futures hang in limbo. Read their story.
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#Statelessness #RefugeeRights
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#Statelessness #RefugeeRights
Deported From the US, Former Bhutanese Refugees Face Uncertain Future in Nepal
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May 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
After years in the U.S., #Bhutanese #refugees with criminal records are being deported—only to find themselves #stateless once more. Denied by Bhutan, unrecognized in Nepal, their futures hang in limbo. Read their story.
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#Statelessness #RefugeeRights
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#Statelessness #RefugeeRights
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In #ElSalvador, #Bukele cracked down on gangs and is largely credited for achieving greater urban peace — but for thousands of street vendors that cleanup has brought chaos.
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The Price of Peace in El Salvador
President Bukele’s crackdown on gangs has brought peace — and, for thousands of street sellers, upheaval.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In #ElSalvador, #Bukele cracked down on gangs and is largely credited for achieving greater urban peace — but for thousands of street vendors that cleanup has brought chaos.
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Incredible to see the pick up of this powerful story. So far 8 global media pick ups and more than 58,000 direct readers! #mustread
El Niño-driven #droughts have disrupted once-reliable rains. Now, food #aid, previously funded by the US Agency for International Development, is gone too. What was already a struggle has turned into a desperate battle for survival in #Zimbabwe.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Incredible to see the pick up of this powerful story. So far 8 global media pick ups and more than 58,000 direct readers! #mustread
In Zimbabwe, being a new mom is now even harder.
In #Zimbabwe, the quiet return of #maternity fees and the black-market sale of essential documents for babies put extra burdens on mothers as they struggle to navigate a broken system.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In Zimbabwe, being a new mom is now even harder.
At Global Press, Yam Kumari Kandel has been covering migrant worker issues for a decade. She does so with dignity and precision each time. Worth a read for sure.
On Dec. 4, 2024, Tek Bahadur B.K. received a call from Greece informing him that his brother, Ganesh B.K., had died that morning. A few days later, the family huddled together in Kathmandu, waiting for a coffin that would never arrive. #migrants #Europe
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March 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At Global Press, Yam Kumari Kandel has been covering migrant worker issues for a decade. She does so with dignity and precision each time. Worth a read for sure.
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We're thrilled to share that @cristihegranes.bsky.social, our founder and CEO, has been named to the @inc.com Top 500 Female Founders list!
Congratulations, Cristi! 🌍🎉
#FemaleFounders #Leadership
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Congratulations, Cristi! 🌍🎉
#FemaleFounders #Leadership
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March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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A good read about what could be next for nonprofit news, featuring our founder @cristihegranes.bsky.social.
In the wake of Trump’s election in 2016, U.S. journalism outlets experienced a surge in donations and subscribers — the “Trump bump” — that extended into 2017 and beyond. This time, it doesn’t appear that the field is experiencing a new surge in funding.
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Nonprofit Journalism Hasn’t Experienced Another Post-Election “Trump Bump”
The administration’s funding cuts could change that picture as more people feel the direct impact of Trump policies, moving donors.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A good read about what could be next for nonprofit news, featuring our founder @cristihegranes.bsky.social.
"This climate of hostility doesn’t just threaten journalists; it has the potential to create a chilling effect on philanthropy, as fear of political retribution may deter donors from supporting the very journalism that holds power accountable.” #journalism #philanthropy
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Nonprofit Journalism Hasn’t Experienced Another Post-Election “Trump Bump”
The administration’s funding cuts could change that picture as more people feel the direct impact of Trump policies, moving donors.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"This climate of hostility doesn’t just threaten journalists; it has the potential to create a chilling effect on philanthropy, as fear of political retribution may deter donors from supporting the very journalism that holds power accountable.” #journalism #philanthropy
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In #Argentina, the government is deregulating pesticide and herbicide #drones. In one rural town, residents are fighting back.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In #Argentina, the government is deregulating pesticide and herbicide #drones. In one rural town, residents are fighting back.
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Today, Global Press turns 19. Take a look back at how the world has changed and how our work has evolved since 2006!
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Celebrating 19 Years of Global Press
Since 2006, Global Press has revolutionized international journalism. By training and employing local women journalists in undercovered regions of the world, Global Press has produced reporting that i...
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March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, Global Press turns 19. Take a look back at how the world has changed and how our work has evolved since 2006!
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Local #journalists have an incredible responsibility to hold power to account, especially now. The world should be deeply concerned that the #Ebola prevention funds that #Musk said were "accidentally" cut, have NOT in fact been restored.
Last week #ElonMusk said that #Ebola funding was “accidentally” cut but restored immediately. Health workers in #Uganda say they’ve seen no sign that the funding has been restored.
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US Claims Ebola Funding Was Restored. Ugandan Health Workers Still Haven’t Seen the Money.
Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still offers support, but heal...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Local #journalists have an incredible responsibility to hold power to account, especially now. The world should be deeply concerned that the #Ebola prevention funds that #Musk said were "accidentally" cut, have NOT in fact been restored.
Our team independently tested plastic bags distributed and produced by Chinese-owned manufacturers in Zimbabwe. The law requires plastic bags to be thicker than 30 microns. In some cases the bags we tested were as thin as 6 microns. #Zimbabwe #China #plastic #pollution
#Zimbabwe bans the production and distribution of plastic thinner than 30 microns. Chinese-owned manufacturers disregard them, contributing to a pollution crisis. We independently tested samples from #Chinese factories. All were thinner than required, some as thin as 6 microns. shorturl.at/iKbsl
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our team independently tested plastic bags distributed and produced by Chinese-owned manufacturers in Zimbabwe. The law requires plastic bags to be thicker than 30 microns. In some cases the bags we tested were as thin as 6 microns. #Zimbabwe #China #plastic #pollution
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The 19th is currently accepting applications for our next cohort of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows. Apply by March 31!
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Apply for a 19th News Fellowship
The 19th is recruiting for its 2025-2026 cohort of the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The 19th is currently accepting applications for our next cohort of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows. Apply by March 31!
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A must read from @scottnover.bsky.social: "Real censorship...is what happens when the government demands that news outlets write one way and use one term and threatens them with unequal access as a result—a decision that will make our country’s poor information ecosystem even poorer."
I wrote about the "Gulf of America," the language police in charge of the U.S. Government, and what real censorship looks like:
The New Trump Administration Is Doing More Than Just Policing Language
When the government does it, it’s real censorship.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A must read from @scottnover.bsky.social: "Real censorship...is what happens when the government demands that news outlets write one way and use one term and threatens them with unequal access as a result—a decision that will make our country’s poor information ecosystem even poorer."
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2,000 #USAID employees fired overnight. Read the latest consequences of dismantling USAID.
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Global Crisis: The Cost of USAID’s Abrupt Shutdown
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February 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
2,000 #USAID employees fired overnight. Read the latest consequences of dismantling USAID.
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Officially taking a break from the toxicity (and madness) of Twitter. Settling in on @bsky.app.
Local women journalists covering the world's most-pressing topics. Now on @bsky.app. Follow along. #womenjournalists #localreporters #globalnews
February 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Officially taking a break from the toxicity (and madness) of Twitter. Settling in on @bsky.app.
The consequences are never ending.
In #Zimbabwe, #banks rely on the US dollar for transactions, trade financing and reserves. Analysts predict that the US executive order will destabilize an already fragile banking system, leading to a liquidity crisis in which banks will struggle to meet withdrawal demands.
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Zimbabwe Faces Liquidity Crisis as US Halts Foreign Aid
The sudden freeze threatens the stability of an economy built on US dollars.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The consequences are never ending.
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"Prisons all over the United States are withholding books from prisoners, but not because they contain contraband. Books are becoming harder to receive based on their content."
By My Prison’s Standards, the Bible Would Be a Banned Book
Today, more than 50,000 books are banned in prison. At Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, the book ban is getting to be ridiculous.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Prisons all over the United States are withholding books from prisoners, but not because they contain contraband. Books are becoming harder to receive based on their content."
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BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
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ICYMI: Global Press COO Laxmi Parthasarathy on the future of cross-border collaborations for #journalists.
“As illiberal regimes take pointers from one another, the sum of their efforts to suppress information is greater than the parts. But two can play at this game," predicts Laxmi Parthasarathy.
Cross-border collaboration shines light in dark corners
"As illiberal regimes take pointers from one another, the sum of their efforts to suppress information is greater than the parts. But two can play at this game."
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February 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ICYMI: Global Press COO Laxmi Parthasarathy on the future of cross-border collaborations for #journalists.
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One-third of the #dialysis patients at the National Kidney Center in #Nepal came for treatment after working abroad. What's the connection between migrant labor and kidney disease? Our reporter-in-residence sunitaneupane.bsky.social investigates.
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Why Working Abroad Has Sparked a Kidney Failure Crisis in Nepal
One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
One-third of the #dialysis patients at the National Kidney Center in #Nepal came for treatment after working abroad. What's the connection between migrant labor and kidney disease? Our reporter-in-residence sunitaneupane.bsky.social investigates.
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We're #hiring a senior editor! The senior editor will lead a team producing cross-border coverage in collaboration with local reporters from a dozen+ countries, and researchers, fact checkers, photo editors, translators etc. Plus, great benefits and A+ newsroom leadership. #journalismjobs
There has never been a more important time to work in international news. We're #hiring a senior editor to help lead our team in this challenging global moment. Join us. #journalismjobs
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February 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We're #hiring a senior editor! The senior editor will lead a team producing cross-border coverage in collaboration with local reporters from a dozen+ countries, and researchers, fact checkers, photo editors, translators etc. Plus, great benefits and A+ newsroom leadership. #journalismjobs
Given that style guides are so controversial this week...here's a look at a "popular" entry in the Global Press Style Guide.
GP Style Guide Entry: America
Rule: Do not use America to refer to the United States.
Rationale: Referring to the United States as America demonstrates bias and alienates people across North, South and Central America. Precise geographical references promote reader clarity.
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Rule: Do not use America to refer to the United States.
Rationale: Referring to the United States as America demonstrates bias and alienates people across North, South and Central America. Precise geographical references promote reader clarity.
tinyurl.com/bddf87jd
February 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Given that style guides are so controversial this week...here's a look at a "popular" entry in the Global Press Style Guide.
AIDS resurgence. Refugees trapped. Children starving. Lack of resources as Ebola breaks out. And it's only been a few days. Global Press reporters in the most-impacted global locations are reporting what the USAID shut down will mean for their communities.
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Global Crisis: The Cost of USAID’s Abrupt Shutdown
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February 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
AIDS resurgence. Refugees trapped. Children starving. Lack of resources as Ebola breaks out. And it's only been a few days. Global Press reporters in the most-impacted global locations are reporting what the USAID shut down will mean for their communities.
globalpressjournal.com/special-repo...
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