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CBS News Taps GlobalPost to Provide Foreign News

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 9:16am.
New York - CBS News (NYSE: CBS) has forged a partnership with GlobalPost to provide international news from 70 correspondents in 50 countries, The New York Times reported. Boston-based GlobalPost was founded by New England Cable News network creator Philip Balboni and Boston Globe foreign correspondent Charles Sennott, and averages about 400,000 unique monthly users. "Having a broadcast network partner was a high priority for us, and to be associated with CBS News is a great validation of what we are trying to build," Balboni told The Times. "We hope to become an important source of international news for Americans, and this partnership is a big step in that direction."

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Foreign News Publisher GlobalPost Launches With $8.2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2009 - 11:27am.

Boston - GlobalPost, an online media company focused on foreign news, launched on Monday with $8.2 million in backing.

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