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Central America’s press freedom and the last nail in the coffin
The story of how Nicaragua and El Salvador lost their free press should be a warning for the U.S. and a reckoning on how much we have lost already.
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Wilson Liévano
On Martha’s Vineyard, a constellation of talent shines in August
The island draws an extraordinary array of thought leaders, authors, jurists and journalists.
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Charles Sennott
A search for truth behind “Napalm Girl”
A new documentary explores who really took one of the most iconic photos of war. And why that matters.
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Charles Sennott
Mzia and Mario: a tale of two Georgias
Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg highlights the similarities between the imprisonment of journalists in Georgia, the country and…
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Jodie Ginsberg

July 2025

The High Princes of "techno monarchy” gather in DC
Trump issues a decree for the new ‘AI Action Plan.’ What those of us who live outside the palace walls need to worry about, particularly the impact on a…
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Charles Sennott
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Like a hurricane, the local news crisis is a relentless and destructive force
Committee to Protect Journalists’ Jodie Ginsberg on why all of us need to see the rising peril.
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Charles Sennott
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Meet the Ukrainian “dream team” of civilians confronting the nightmare of Russian drones
GroundTruth guest columnist Deb Amos shares the stories of civilians in Ukraine who are volunteering to shoot down Russian drones.
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Deb Amos
What does it mean when Trump signs his “big, beautiful bill” on the 4th of July?
How patriotic is it to sign into law a bill that will benefit few and make life more difficult for many, and is this age of inequity why more Americans…
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Charles Sennott
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June 2025

A Sunni-Shia balance that once shaped the Middle East is faltering
Oil and religion have long been at the center of what fuels tension in the Middle East. But Israel and U.S.’ airstrikes on Iran, and a shifting oil…
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Charles Sennott
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A conversation on Iran and the escalating conflict in the Middle East with Beena Sarwar
Award-winning journalist beena sarwar joined Charlie Sennott for a conversation on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, how the Sunni-Shia divide…
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"Jaws" at 50: why it is still relevant in this age of anxiety
Fidel Castro called it a “splendid Marxist lesson,” audiences made it a blockbuster and a cultural referent that still gives us chills, but there’s more…
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Charles Sennott
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The future of AI and journalism with Jeremy Caplan and Charles Sennott
On Tuesday, GroundTruth founder Charles Sennott spoke with Jeremy Caplan, author of Wonder Tools and director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY's Newmark…
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Charles Sennott
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