They say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But for the constellation of GroundTruth stars who are...
Aug 05, 2022
A new chapter in GroundTruth’s story
BOSTON - For the better part of 40 years, I’ve been practicing the craft of journalism and the...
Jun 30, 2022
The story of their lives
Editor’s note: This column was originally published by The Boston Globe on April 25, 2022 KYIV, Ukraine — They...
May 01, 2022
Deaths of journalists in Ukraine and the fragility of a free press
For journalists who choose to report on war, the risks are well known going in. And sadly, we...
Mar 18, 2022
The nonprofits charting a new way for local news
We need to get better at telling the story of the crisis in journalism and what it means...
Jan 28, 2022
Why we need more reporters covering extremism
BOSTON — American democracy is in more peril than we realize, and that message came through loud and...
Jan 07, 2022
In Afghanistan, truth was sacrificed and lessons were forgotten
“In war, truth is the first casualty.” Those words trace back to Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy....
Sep 10, 2021
The Taliban waited out the American empire
KABUL - “You have the watches; we have the time.” I first heard that expression from a local...
Aug 20, 2021
The optics of the end of the Afghanistan War
President Biden’s recent announcement that all remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan will return home by Sept. 11, 2021,...
Apr 23, 2021
Pandemic ‘rabbit hole’: how COVID-19 has disrupted the transition to adulthood
When COVID-19 first struck, some 12 odd months, 300-plus days and a million light-years ago, I was a senior...
Mar 26, 2021