Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Lauren Martin, Managing Editor. Jane Nicholls, CEO |
| URL | theglobalmail.org |
| Advertising | None |
| Launched | 6 February 2012 |
The Global Mail was a not-for-profit multimedia site for longform and project-based journalism in the public interest operating from 2012 to 2014. Based in Sydney, Australia, the site launched in February 2012 with philanthropic funding from internet entrepreneur Graeme Wood,[1] who committed funding for five years.
In July 2013, The Global Mail became the first institutional member of the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), as part of an effort to bolster cross-border investigative reporting.[2] The partnership involves funding a new Global Investigative Journalism Fellowship for an Australian journalist and full-time research desk for the consortium.
The Global Mail was free to access and free of advertising. By contrast with other news sites, it primarily focuses on investigative, long-form and data journalism and analysis, electing not to "swim in the 24/7 news cycle."