Charles M. Sennott

Charles Sennott is the founder and Editor of The GroundTruth Project. He is an award-winning correspondent, best-selling author and editor with 30 years of experience in international, national and local journalism. A leading social entrepreneur in new media, Sennott started GroundTruth in 2014 and in 2017 launched the non-profit organization's new, local reporting initiative, Report for America.

Reporting on the front lines of wars and insurgencies in at least 20 countries, including the post 9-11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and the 2011 Arab Spring, Sennott began his career in local news covering cops, courts and municipal government. Sennott’s deep experience in reporting led him to dedicate himself to supporting and training the next generation of journalists to tell the most important stories of our time. Sennott is also the co-founder of GlobalPost, an acclaimed international news website.

Previously, Sennott worked for many years as a reporter at the New York Daily News and then the Boston Globe, where he became Bureau Chief for the Middle East and Europe, and a leader of the paper's international coverage from 1997 to 2005. Sennott has also served as a correspondent for PBS FRONTLINE and the PBS NewsHour. He has contributed news analysis to the BBC, CNN, NPR, MSNBC and others.

He is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. In 2016, Sennott was accepted into the DRK portfolio of leading social entrepreneurs who can make a difference.

Middle East

Tracking the impact of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen

As fresh conflicting theories surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi emerge daily, the pressure on the...

Middle East

The dire consequences of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

In the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th, 2001, I went to Saudi Arabia to set out...

Democracy

From Jerusalem to Appalachia: Tracking America’s ‘Unholy Divide’

WILLIAMSON, West Virginia — This week, it was hard not to feel like things were coming apart in...

Press

GroundTruth in the ‘Post-Truth’ Era

Our founder and CEO, Charles Sennott, was invited to give a lecture at Boston College as part of...

Democracy

Pushing back against an attack on our democracy

This column originally appeared in GroundTruth’s newsletter. You can subscribe here. BOSTON — When Donald Trump started his populist war...

Clockwise from top left: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiassen, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith and John McNamara. (Images courtesy of the Capital Gazette)

Democracy

Journalists vow to ‘press on’ after Capital Gazette remembrance

BOSTON — In newsrooms across America and in many corners of the world, a moment of silence marked...

Announcements

A field guide to reporting on our country and our world

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Here at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, our craft is celebrated, rejuvenated and...

Christian worshippers from around the world along the Via Dolorosa as they walk towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Good Friday, March 30, 2018, in Jerusalem's Old City. Christians believe it to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. (Heidi Levine/The GroundTruth Project)

Faith

As faithful celebrate Easter, Passover in Jerusalem, the city braces for the US embassy’s relocation

JERUSALEM – A cold, persistent rain fell on the ancient Roman paving stones of the Old City here,...

Rachel Cramer, a GroundTruth fellow, pictured on Mt. Rose in Nevada. (Ben Brody/GroundTruth)

Announcements

An appeal for public service journalism

Truth matters. And it matters now more than ever. At The GroundTruth Project, we are committed to inspiring...

JC strips the "Crossing the Divide" wrap off the van. (Screenshot)

Announcements

Giving thanks at the end of the road

SAN FRANCISCO — It was the end of the road. After 72 days of reporting, 4,296 miles of highway...

James Foley Libya

Columns

Jim Foley’s legacy of journalism and public service

These days, many people don’t think of journalism as a defense of liberty, not with President Trump labeling...

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