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The pandemic-fueled shutdown of international borders put local reporters in the spotlight. These journalists told the definitive stories about a virus transforming their countries and upending the world. That’s still the case more than two years later, as Covid-19 redefines how we live and work.
The all-women reporting team of Global Press Journal have been at the forefront of that coverage. We are an award-winning news organization that publishes in six languages, serving distinct audiences in coverage communities and around the world. Global Press Journal’s local reporters produce ambitious, nuanced coverage that drives change in their communities, disrupts one-dimensional narratives and rebuilds trust in journalism.
From investigations intovaccine access in Democratic Republic of Congo to the effect of incorrect vaccination warnings onbirth rates in Mongolia, our reporters have investigated the pandemic’s long-term ramifications on everything from health to education.
In Uganda, reporter Beatrice Lamwaka revealed how the government’s failure to translate coronavirus warnings in multiple languages thwarted prevention efforts. In Mexico, Marissa Revilla examined how diseases like tuberculosis were suddenly making a comeback. And in Mongolia, Mygamarsuren Battur examined why early efforts to avoid the virus backfired and what that meant for future variants. Stories like these helped alert policymakers and health officials, and contributed to a broader global awareness of the virus.
Our reporters used their unique access to share the perspectives of those who often aren’t heard in news stories. Kudzai Mazvarirwofa explored the pandemic’s effect on Zimbabweansex workers; Noella Nyirabihogo told the story of dried up international funding forrefugees in DRC; Prudence Phiri wrote about Zambianchildren who would never return to school.
A team of nearly 50 women reporters also told stories of strength and transformation, from aphoto spread of our new pandemic lives to features about a growing appreciation fortradition.
Global Press reporters take bold risks to inform their communities with critical information, dismantling global stereotypes about their countries in the process. They prove that local reporters can stand as the voice of record on complex issues facing their communities – and can do so with eloquence and authority.
Nomination Title: The Women Reporters of Global Press Journal
