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World Press Review
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1974
CountryUnited States
Based inFarmingdale, New York
LanguageEnglish
Websiteworldpress.org

World Press (Worldpress.org) is an independent,

Stanley Foundation and Teri Schure, with an online edition which was launched in 1997.[1][2][3]

The headquarters of the magazine is in Farmingdale, New York.[4] The monthly magazine which had a circulation of 50,000 stopped publication of its print version on its 30th anniversary in April 2004 with withdrawal of Stanley Foundation and instead put its focus on the electronic version.

Worldpress.org publishes originally written articles and analysis on various world issues from

armed conflicts, as well as reprinted material from the press outside the United States
. The magazine describes its mission as "to foster the international exchange of perspectives and information."

According to its editorial guideline, Worldpress.org mostly focuses on the issues which are barely reflected in the mainstream press, translating, reprinting, analyzing, and contextualizing what it evaluates as "the best of the international press" from more than 20 languages. For its originally written material, World Press relies on its web of

freelancers
from approximately 40 countries.

According to a study carried out by

United States Supreme Court, senior officials in the White House
."

According to the study, "World Press Review is the journal of record for a small but influential global audience, providing an unprecedented platform for ideas and opinions on topics of significant international concern."

The free online magazine, run by Teri Schure, financially relies on website design and optimize projects from other independent websites, educational projects such as publishing political maps, advertisements, as well as donations.

International Editor of the Year Award

Since 1975, World Press Review has also presented the International Editor of the Year Award to an editor or editors outside the United States "whose work best exemplifies the principles of journalism."

According to Worldpress.org editorial, the award is granted to journalists "in recognition of enterprise, courage and leadership in advancing the freedom and responsibility of the press, enhancing human rights and fostering excellence in journalism."

World Press Review's Editor of the Year recipient is selected by magazine's editors in consultation with its correspondents, translators, contributing editors and others. The International Editor of the Year Award in 2005-2006 was granted to three

Alfredo Jiménez Mota
.

Other features of the Worldpress.org include information and documents on

NGOs, travel and dining as well as profiles on weblogs
and countries. The website also provides a comprehensive directory of world newspapers and magazines.

References

  1. ^ "About Worldpress.org". Worldpress.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. Georgetown Library. Georgetown University. 3 October 1997. Archived from the original
    on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2005. Archived from the original
    on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ISSN 0362-8841
    . Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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