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Truthdig.com
Truthdig is an American alternative news website that provides a mix of long-form articles, blog items, curated links, interviews, arts criticism, and commentary on current events that is delivered from a politically Progressivism, progressive, left-leaning point of view. The site focuses on major "digs" that purport to look beneath headlines to reveal facts overlooked or not reported by mainstream media. Truthdig was co-founded in 2005 by Zuade Kaufman and Robert Scheer, who served as editor-in-chief. As of 2014, the Truthdig site drew more than 400,000 visitors per month. History Kaufman began her journalism career at KCET in Los Angeles, initially working on documentaries before transitioning to print journalism. She collaborated with Scheer on hyperlocal editions at the ''Los Angeles Times'' , ''Westside'', ''Weekly'', and ''Our Times'', starting as a researcher and then as a staff reporter. After the newspaper changed ownership and eliminated these local editions, Kaufman p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hedges
Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for ''The Christian Science Monitor'', NPR, and ''The Dallas Morning News''. Hedges reported for ''The New York Times'' from 1990 to 2005, and served as the ''Times'' Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. In 2001, Hedges contributed to ''The New York Times'' staff entry that received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the paper's coverage of global terrorism. Hedges produced a weekly column for ''Truthdig'' for 14 years until the outlet's hiatus in 2020. His books include '' War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning'' (2002), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction; '' American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America'' (2007); '' Death of the Liberal Class'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
