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April 2017

Media Industry

How free assembly counters attacks on press freedom

WASHINGTON — A ring of authoritarian world leaders riding hungry wolves encircles a group of journalists as President...

Apr 30, 2017
Recent graduates from five public universities will be selected for a cross-country reporting road trip running from late August to mid-November.
Fellowships

WGBH and GroundTruth challenge next generation of journalists to cross nation’s divides

BOSTON (April 28, 2017) — The GroundTruth Project, in collaboration with Boston public media producer WGBH, today announced “Crossing...

Apr 28, 2017
Hafizallah and his two daughters, Maryam, 23, and Goldasta, 24, live in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountain valley. (Photo via GroundTruth Films)
Short Films

Coping with drought

Coping with drought: How girls' education is helping an Afghan family survive Click the play button on the...

Apr 25, 2017
A woman walks alongside a brick wall (Photo via Pixabay)
Europe

The myth of the Muslim monolith

By Michael Goldfarb SEVLIEVO, Bulgaria — Journalism is about summarizing and simplifying events. The upside is helping people...

Apr 25, 2017
A high school student, Madeleine Arena, wants more funding for the EPA at the Science March in DC.
Environment

‘Science serves every one of us’: Moments from the March for Science

Despite rain and chilly temperatures, thousands showed up in Washington, D.C. to march for Science on Saturday, April...

Apr 24, 2017
The town of Antakya, in southern Turkey, where NASA scientist Serkan Golge has been kept in prison for the past nine months (Photo by Chanilim714/Wikimedia Commons)
Rights

NASA scientist imprisoned in Turkey ordered to remain behind bars

ANTAKYA, Turkey — There was a time when a typical Monday afternoon for Serkan Golge entailed calculating the effects...

Apr 21, 2017
During Christmas celebrations, Catholic clergy participate in a procession outside the Church of the in the biblical city of Bethlehem, West Bank, on December 24th 2007. (Photo by Heidi Levine).
Photography

Documenting Christianity

Documenting Christianity: Scenes from the Middle East During Christmas celebrations, Catholic clergy participate in a procession outside the...

Apr 21, 2017
A mother holds her baby in the Philippines, where climate change is driving waves of human trafficking. Click on the photo to see the story. (Photo by Hannah Reyes Morales/GroundTruth)
Democracy

In anxious times, real stories of climate change can lead the way toward action

WASHINGTON — Climate change is making us more anxious, more depressed and more suicidal, reports the American Psychological Association,...

Apr 20, 2017
Father Salem Yunis, from Aleppo, Syria, and Father Oscar Rodriguez, from El Salvador, stand on the remnants of an ancient Roman road in Emmaus, which today lies in West Bank territory. (Photo by Heidi Levine/GroundTruth)
Middle East

The Road to Emmaus

The Road to Emmaus: When Christianity disappears in the land where the faith began Father Salem Yunis, from...

Apr 17, 2017
Democracy

‘Words matter’: Journalism’s battle for trust

WASHINGTON — The summit was billed as an effort to “reduce tension between the administration and the media.”...

Apr 16, 2017
Israeli border police stand on guard as Christian pilgrims from Serbia carry wooden crosses along Via Dolorosa, or “The Way of Sorrow," in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 14, 2017. (Photo by Heidi Levine/GroundTruth)
Faith

The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion: On the Via Dolorosa, Christians react to a rise in Islamic militant attacks Israeli border police...

Apr 16, 2017
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