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February 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. (U.S. State Department)
Democracy

Tillerson’s Turkey trip and America’s waning influence

When United States diplomats travel to foreign countries and meet with high-level officials, it’s standard practice — and...

Feb 25, 2018
It can to strike the right balance between having a personality and maintaining journalistic standards in your social media presence. Pictured, President Barack Obama addresses student journalists at College Reporter Day on April 26, 2016. (Pete Souza/The White House)
Navigator

How to discover your voice on social media (without undermining your journalism)

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  The rules...

Feb 21, 2018
Athletes from South Korea and North Korea enter the Olympic stadium on February 9, 2018, under a unity flag depicting the Korean peninsula. (Andy Miah/Flickr Creative Commons)
War and Peace

Despite a show of Olympic unity, many South Koreans remain skeptical of North Korea

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — After watching the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, I...

Feb 17, 2018
Kubra Golge (pictured) says her husband, Serkan, has been held on bogus charges by the Turkish government. (Lauren Bohn/GroundTruth)
Democracy

US Secretary of State visits Turkey amid rising tensions between the two countries

ISTANBUL, Turkey - When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives here today, it will mark a particularly...

Feb 15, 2018
Iraqi children play football at Baghdad Circle, the entrance to West Mosul, on January 14, 2018. (Alex Potter/GroundTruth)
War and Peace

To rebuild Iraq, invest in its children

MOSUL, Iraq — In mid-July, as soon as this devastated city was declared “liberated” from ISIS, the bulldozers...

Feb 14, 2018
Navigator

Five tips for reporting on scientific studies

Journalists fall victim to spreading bad science all the time. In fact, a science journalist once tried to...

Feb 07, 2018
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