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Design Update: No-Sidebar article display

AnnouncementsMarch 13, 2021

After testing a clean new post design that's centred without a sidebar, we liked the results, and are making this change live across all GV sites.

Special Categories Temporary Guide – With video!

DesignJanuary 14, 2021

Learn about the new system that replaces "Special Coverage Pages".

GV Design Refresh 2020 – With Video!

AnnouncementsJuly 10, 2020

We're launching some small but poignant design changes for Global Voices! In this post you can learn what they are as well as the thinking behind them.

Global Voices Test Post: Formats

DesignJune 25, 2020

A test post demonstrating various post styles and formats, used to ensure everything looks like it should.

Zoom and Global Voices – Communication and Safety Guidelines

AnnouncementsMay 11, 2020

Zoom isn't perfect, but it's the best solution we have right now. Read about our reasoning behind keeping it as tool we use in our work.

The art of hyperlinking in a Global Voices story

March 19, 2020

Hyperlinks serve a double purpose: they ensure transparency and credibility with our audience, but also help contextualize a subject or point readers to further resources. This is how hyperlinks should...

Taglines: What they are and how to use them

GV GuidesApril 18, 2019

Taglines are not mandatory on GV stories, but a good one can heighten engagement in a story by arousing the reader's interest.

Embedding Tweets on GV: Tutorial video and updated guidelines to stop making translators sad!

DesignMarch 21, 2019

Embedding tweets can be confusing but I've created a video tutorial and updated the official Twitter guidelines in the WordPress Posting Guide to make sure it's clear!

New Feature: Post Validation Checklist!

AnnouncementsFebruary 28, 2019

This is a quick post to introduce a new feature being added to the GV WordPress sites: Post validation! Learn how the new system ensures consistent post settings.

Guidelines for first-hand reporting

GV GuidesNovember 21, 2018

While GV is mostly a second-hand reporting site, we do sometimes engage in first-hand reporting. Here are a few things to bear in mind when you're reporting a story first-hand.