 Its founding members were leading editors and top executives at "The Washington Post", "El País", BBC, "Le Monde", "Aftenposten", "The Guardian", "Clarìn", and many other media brands worldwide.It was a nonprofit organisation, financed through grants, membership, participation to the annual GEN Summit, sponsorship and donations.The Global Editors Network announced on 7 November 2019 that it would cease its activities due to a lack of sustainable finances.