{{Short description|Seattle based online newspaper}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = The Seattle Globalist | type = Online newspaper | format = Digital | owners = | founder = Alex Stonehill, Sarah Stuteville, Jessica Partnow | founded = 2006 (as Common Language Project) | ceased_publication = September 30, 2020 | language = English | headquarters = Seattle, Washington, U.S. | relaunched = 2012 (as The Seattle Globalist) | website = {{URL|seattleglobalist.com}} }}

'''''The Seattle Globalist''''' was an online news publication with a specific focus on exploring the interplay between international and local affairs within the Seattle area, and an emphasis on amplifying the voices of diverse communities that were frequently overlooked or misrepresented in traditional media outlets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Doowa |first=Praphanit |title=A win for local media: The Seattle Globalist lives on {{!}} Crosscut |url=https://crosscut.com/2017/01/seattle-globalist-meets-fundraising-goal |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=crosscut.com |language=en}}</ref> During its peak in 2016, the Seattle Globalist had a "hyper-diverse newsroom",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-01 |title=How and Why We're Building a Hyper-Diverse Newsroom at Seattle Globalist |url=http://mediashift.org/2015/06/how-and-why-were-building-a-hyper-diverse-newsroom-at-seattle-globalist/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=MediaShift |language=en}}</ref> with 67% of its contributors hailing from various ethnic backgrounds, 73% being female, and 45% being immigrants or first-generation Americans.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Marsha |first=Alia |date=2016-12-21 |title=UW budget cuts put The Seattle Globalist into financial crisis |url=https://iexaminer.org/uw-budget-cuts-put-the-seattle-globalist-into-financial-crisis/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=International Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref> Originally known as the Common Language Project, the initiative was established in 2006 by Alex Stonehill, Sarah Stuteville, and Jessica Partnow at [[Hunter College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPJ Western Washington {{!}} The Seattle Globalist: A glimpse into entrepreneurial journalism |url=https://www.spjwash.org/the-seattle-globalist-a-glimpse-into-entrepreneurial-journalism/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently, the project underwent a name change in 2012 when it was relocated to the Department of Communications at the [[University of Washington]], adopting the title The Seattle Globalist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Globalist's Diverse Voices {{!}} UW College of Arts & Sciences |url=https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2017-03/seattle-globalists-diverse-voices |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=artsci.washington.edu}}</ref>

Seattle Globalist journalists conducted in-depth multimedia reporting, exploring lesser-known subjects. Projects included investigating the intersection of youth and politics in the former Soviet Union, resulting in the production of "Generation Putin," a one-hour public radio special aired on over 40 stations nationwide. In 2013, the Globalist released its first feature-length documentary, "BARZAN," detailing the experiences of a local family involved in a terrorism investigation post-9/11. The same year saw the development of "Slum Rising," a three-part series highlighting the transformation of a Nairobi slum into an innovation hub. Additionally, they launched "The Cost of Gender," a multimedia project examining the state of transgender [[healthcare in the United States]] and exploring reasons behind some Americans seeking such healthcare abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Seattle Globalist |url=https://www.com.washington.edu/journalism/organizations/the-seattle-globalist/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2015 The Seattle Globalist ran a community media workshop series that served as a deconstructed journalism school for Seattle’s minority and international communities, called "Your City. Your Story. Your Voice."<ref>{{Cite web |title=How The Seattle Globalist Elevated Diverse Voices Through Community Media Workshops |url=https://letsgather.in/case-studies/how-the-seattle-globalist-elevated-diverse-voices-through-community-media-workshops/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Gather |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017 The Seattle Globalist reported on Finn Sullivan's story of arrest and subsequent participation in a diversion program. Focused on arts that gave him skills to pursue a career upon completion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-02 |title=The Seattle Globalist: Urban ArtWorks Feature |url=https://urbanartworks.org/the-seattle-globalist-urban-artworks-feature/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Urban ArtWorks |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Seattle Globalist was one of the first news organizations to publish Marcus Harrison Greens work, the founder of the [[South Seattle Emerald]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Marcus Harrison |title=Journalists of color deserve more support. Here's how Seattle can help. {{!}} Cascade PBS News |url=https://crosscut.com/2019/12/journalists-color-deserve-more-support-heres-how-seattle-can-help |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=crosscut.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Seattle Globalist gave awards to notable people, such as naming Sahar Fathi “Seattle’s Smartest Global Women,” in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahar Fathi |url=https://www.progressivepolicy.org/people/sahar-fathi/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Progressive Policy Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> And Rita Meher as the "Globalist of the year," in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-05 |title=Meher honored |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2015/10/meher-honored/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Northwest Asian Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, due to university budget constraints, the Seattle Globalist lost funding.<ref name=":1" /> The Globalist had partial funding through fundraising efforts and continued publication for a few years after losing the support of the University of Washington,<ref name=":0" /> The Seattle Globalist was given a $100,000 grant by the [[Gates Foundation|Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] in 2017, for "general operating support."<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPP1180797 |url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2017/08/opp1180797 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |language=en}}</ref> the Seattle Globalist ultimately ceased its operations on September 30, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Seattle Globalist |url=https://seattleglobalist.com/?search |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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