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October 2015

War and Peace

The 14-year-old music prodigy who left his home in Guatemala for Los Angeles

ChrisAnna Mink and Vanessa Wilson LOS ANGELES — The tiny storefront church is located in a dingy strip mall...

Oct 23, 2015
Health

Why Billions in Foreign Aid Failed to Prevent Ebola Outbreak

By Sophie Harman In the wake of nearly every major disaster, a fundraising campaign springs up to provide...

Oct 21, 2015
Health

Ebola Drug Killed by Congressional Inaction Less than Two Years Before Outbreak

A decade before last year’s Ebola epidemic, the United States Department of Defense embarked on a research program...

Oct 14, 2015
Health

New Addiction

Buyers outside of the 149th street Deli in the Bronx call it “K” while others call it “Diablo”...

Oct 13, 2015
Democracy

Internet governance is disputed territory, with US slow to cede control

The popularly held image of the Internet is that it exists as a global resource that —the best...

Oct 13, 2015
Environment

Flooding the system: Climate change could knock the Internet offline

The Internet depends on buildings, wires, servers and conduits. And that physical infrastructure is just as vulnerable as...

Oct 12, 2015
Announcements

The GroundTruth Project Announces MacArthur Foundation Funding

BOSTON – The GroundTruth Project is proud to announce a significant investment from the John D. and Catherine...

Oct 10, 2015
Announcements

Work for us! GroundTruth is hiring social media interns

UPDATE: We have filled this position! But thanks for all the interest -- we have received so many...

Oct 09, 2015
War and Peace

War reporting in the time of the Islamic State

Correspondent James Foley’s execution by the Islamic State forces sober reflection on the perils of front-line coverage. BOSTON...

Oct 09, 2015
Announcements

Announcing our new podcast, GroundTruth

Our new bi-weekly podcast features global reporting on the front lines of the planet's most urgent issues --...

Oct 08, 2015
Media Industry

A year after Jim Foley’s murder, working toward a culture of safety in journalism

One year after his murder shocked the world, the family of American freelance journalist James Foley spent the...

Oct 08, 2015
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