Globalization with National Geographic

National Geographic is a non-profit organization founded in 1888. Its focus on science, education, and storytelling connects back to Globalization. It's global media network, alongside its magazines, that allows the institution to thrive within the globalized world. When you first enter its website, you're greeted with its top/latest stories along with a 'subscribe to the latest NatGeo stories. As I scrolled, they encouraged me to subscribe to their magazines and advertised some of their TV specials. A lot of the stories they publish are about nature and the environment, but they go out and explore way beyond the United States and North America. By participating in lots of research globally and publishing stories, National Geographic exposes readers to diverse cultures, global issues, and how people and the environment are connected across the world. Having lots of partnerships with other organizations, such as the Walt Disney Company and the UNESCO World Heritage Center, helps them conduct more research, support international conservation, and strengthen their role in globalization. These collaborators help with local expertise and other resources that Nat Geo can utilize in the field to share with the global audience. Another reason they are considered highly globalized is the high-quality photography that they acquired early on. The organization uses the images to tell a story through a different lens, by giving viewers a visual representation of what they talk about in magazine or article text. Photography is also a powerful tool for sharing global issues, global perspectives, and cross-cultural communication.