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Last week, we asked the GroundTruth community to help us think about what comes next — and we’ve already heard from some of you.
So far, readers tell us they value stories about local news and community reporting, Charles Sennott’s persona...
Help Shape the Future of GroundTruth
Charlie is taking some time with family this summer, and so over the next two weeks, we’re going to use this space to listen to our readers and learn more about our GroundTruth community. In September, we’ll return to a regular schedule, bu...
The Banner blooms in a Maryland news desert
The Banner offices at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. (Ulysses Muñoz for The Banner)
Editor’s note: Charles Sennott is off this week. During his tour across the United States earlier this year, visiting local newsrooms that are pushing against t...
Venezuela’s press freedom after Maduro: one step forward, two steps back
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, left, speaks to Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello during a press conference addressing the government’s response to earthquakes in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. (Pedro Mattey / AP Photo)
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What we see (and don’t see) in the Middle East
A man holds his daughter’s bicycle as he searches for belongings in the rubble of the shop, damaged in an Israeli strike, in the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 19, 2026. (Hassan Ammar for AP)
The U.S.-Iran conflict continues to escal...
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Founder of GroundTruth + Publisher of my local newspaper, MVTimes.com.
Wilson Liévano is GroundTruth’s Managing Editor. Previously he ran Animated Press, his motion graphics studio. Before that, he coordinated the online editorial operations of Spanish-language edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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