Charles M. Sennott, Author at The GroundTruth Project

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. Subscribe to his newsletter on Substack: https://charlessennott.substack.com/

Middle East

The Last Fighting Season: Part 1

KABUL – The snows of the Hindu Kush have melted and the poppy harvest is winding down. That...

Apr 27, 2011

Middle East

The last fighting season: part two

KABUL, Afghanistan — From Baghdad to Kabul and coming soon to Langley, Va., there’s a single image that...

Apr 27, 2011

Middle East

The last fighting season: part one

KABUL – The snows of the Hindu Kush have melted and the poppy harvest is winding down. That...

Apr 27, 2011

Middle East

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood: Part Two

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Middle East

Egypt: Drafting the way forward

CAIRO, Egypt — The future of Egypt was being drafted on a piece of cardboard inside a tent...

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Middle East

How Petraeus will change the Afghan war

BOSTON — President Obama’s decision to call upon General David Petraeus to take the helm as the top...

Jun 24, 2010

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