MODESTO, Calif. – After a dip in the Tuolumne River, a 10-year-old girl who didn’t know how to...
Mar 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MODESTO, CA
ON THE GROUND IN MANDAREE, ND
`Part of the Indian way:’ Hidatsa Powwow carries on Northern Plains tribe tradition
MANDAREE, N.D. — The road was flat and the landscape on either side matched. Meagan Hall, the summer...
Mar 11, 2020
On Lesbos, migrants face life in limbo
LESBOS, Greece — After Turkey lost over 30 Turkish soldiers during an airstrike in Idlib, Syria, late last...
Mar 11, 2020
Timeline: What the world can learn from South Korea’s COVID-19 response
SEOUL — On the last day of 2019, the World Health Organization’s China Country Office became aware of...
Mar 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SELMA, CA
Bad teeth: The hidden poverty plaguing rural California
SELMA, Calif. — At the crossroads of Highway 99 and 43 is Selma, California, a small town nestled...
Mar 09, 2020
U.S.-Taliban deal falters amid Kabul government turmoil, renewed attacks
America’s longest war just got longer. Kabul plunged back into violence when gunmen opened fire at a ceremony...
Mar 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CINCINNATI, OH
Anatomy of an Election: Northern Kentucky ousted a Republican governor in 2019. What could it mean for 2020?
CINCINNATI, OH – I had just swallowed a mouthful of spicy lo mein noodles at my desk when...
Mar 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN FAIRFIELD, WA
The fight for rural medicine in Washington state: ‘symptom of a bigger problem’
FAIRFIELD, WA — Drive 20 minutes south of Spokane and pine trees give way to rolling hills, which...
Mar 04, 2020
Q&A: IPI’s Javier Luque has advice for journalists facing online harassment
This column originally appeared in Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. Email Address When it comes to online...
Mar 04, 2020
ON THE GROUND AT THE SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS RESERVATION
Native American teens report from the Soboba Reservation
SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS RESERVATION – Every other week, I have a chance to drop my notebook...
Mar 03, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
‘From darkness to the light:’ How one Bay Area man found freedom from his struggle to survive
SACRAMENTO, CA — In January, I sat among dozens of other reporters in California’s Capitol as we peppered...
Mar 01, 2020