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Steve Waldman

Steve Waldman is the President and Co-Founder of Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project. He crafted the plan for it after authoring the Federal Communications Commission landmark report “Information Needs of Communities,” which NPR described as “one of the most comprehensive overviews of the U.S. media ever produced.”

An experienced entrepreneur, he co-founded the multi-faith religion website Beliefnet.com, which won the National Magazine Award, and LifePosts.com, a platform for online memorials. Earlier, he was National Editor of U.S. News & World Report and National Correspondent for Newsweek. Waldman was Senior Advisor to the CEO of the Corporation for National Service and wrote a book on the creation of AmeriCorps called "The Bill." He's also the author of the national bestseller, "Founding Faith."
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Why do we call Report for America “national service”?

Why do we call Report for America “national service”? Of course we think local journalism IS public service....

Jun 15, 2018
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War and Peace

Why are librarians and soldiers more trusted than reporters?

Why do Americans trust libraries and the military but not the media? At the recent Knight Media Forum,...

Mar 27, 2018

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