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International News Web Site GlobalPost.com Launched January 12 with Special Report: 'For Which It Stands'

BOSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, GlobalPost.com [1], a new U.S.-based international news Web site, has launched with a network of more than 60 correspondents in 40+ countries, representing one of the largest international news teams among US journalism companies. Before a new American president takes the world stage, GlobalPost.com begins a special report: "America in the World ... For Which it Stands." This eight-day online editorial event in the lead-up to the inauguration will examine the risks, challenges, and opportunities thatthe United States faces in the world at this important time of transition and beyond. In a compendium of crisp reports, GlobalPost.com correspondents in key countries will deliver unique insights and deep knowledge that comes from correspondents who live in the countries they cover. Highlights include:

-- FromKenya, a report from the town where Obama's father hailed about what this inauguration means toKenya;

-- FromIndonesia, an interview with Obama's former teacher about what it means for the largest Muslim country in the world to have an American president who spent some childhood years there listening to the sound of the minaret;

-- FromChina, where there is a perception that Obama is too young, a look at what one culture with a respect for age feels about this election;

-- FromAfghanistan, a video about a correspondent who traveled around Afghanistan with an accordion discovering the American influence in Afghan pop music, which was crushed by the Taliban but is making a comeback.

On the day of the inauguration, GlobalPost.com's entire team of correspondents in every corner of the globe will provide running commentary and analysis in real time by posting photos, videos and articles. GlobalPost.com's Twitter feed [2] will be following the activity, giving a real-time look at what's happening on the ground around the world.

Among the GlobalPost.com correspondents reporting as part of the event are: Pulitzer Prize winner Caryle Murphy inSaudi Arabia; award-winning journalists Michael Goldfarb and Matthew McAllester inLondon; contributor to The New York Times Seth Kugel inBrazil; former Newsweek bureau chief Josh Hammer inGermany; award-winning journalists and videographers Peter Gelling and Mark Scheffler inIndonesia; Marion Lloyd inMexico, and Meline Toumani in Turkey.

    For more on the GlobalPost.com launch click here [3] .

Exclusive Event:

GlobalPost.com co-founder and Executive Editor Charles Sennott will take questions live from the press and bloggers during an online video conference that will be held on Wednesday, January 14. Contact Rick Byrne rbyrne@globalpost.com to register.

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About GlobalPost.com

[4] Based inBoston, GlobalPost.com will be 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 will offer 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, GlobalPost.com will report vital international news and provide 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. Contact Rick Byrne rbyrne@globalpost.com to register.

MULTIMEDIA LINKS:

    GlobalPost Logo --
http://static.flickr.com/3238/2949819750_6bc57815b6_m.jpg
    For Which it Stands --
http://static.flickr.com/3491/3190895567_83abe664a0_m.jpg
    Philip Balboni --
http://static.flickr.com/3216/2948912499_d6709023ec_m.jpg
    Charles Sennott --
http://static.flickr.com/3140/2948912501_9d5430a93a_m.jpg
    Phil and Charlie in front of GP page --
http://static.flickr.com/3294/3109984557_1dae0a2e51_m.jpg

A preview of the groundbreaking news coverage GlobalPost will offer when it launches on January 12 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rloDCdOX4OM

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International News Web Site GlobalPost.com Launched January 12 with Special Report: 'For Which It Stands'