2015-11-16T15:26:10-06:00 2014-12-31 042206126 RAPHAEL AND RAPHAEL LLP 52 CHURCH STREET BOSTON MA 02116 990 2014-01-01 460908502 THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC GROU 6174126130 10 GUEST STREET BOSTON MA 02135 CHARLES M SENNOTT PRESIDENT 6174126130 2015-11-16 1 GARRY TODD NICHOL P00697789 6172101200 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z X CHARLES M SENNOTT 10 GUEST STREET BOSTON MA 02135 1320060 0 X WWW.THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORG X 2012 MA THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS AND TO ADDING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, EMERGING DEMOCRACIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND GLOBAL HEALTH. WE ARE A REGISTERED NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. HEADED BY GLOBALPOST CO-FOUNDER CHARLES M. SENNOTT, OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO ONLINE PUBLISHING THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS. WE FOCUS ON NARRATIVE STORYTELLING ABOUT ISSUES THAT MATTER FOR AN INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD AND WE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES.AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO IS THE IDEA OF "GROUND TRUTH," WHICH, PUT SIMPLY, MEANS BEING ON THE GROUND TO TELL THE STORY. THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD ACTUALLY COMES FROM NASA, AND REFERS TO PART OF THE CALIBRATION PROCESS USED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. WHEN NASA MEASURES SOMETHING WITH A SATELLITE, AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND TAKES THE SAME MEASUREMENT. THAT HUMAN MEASU 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 1320060 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1320060 0 0 0 0 0 282261 0 3500 3500 0 455106 0 740867 0 579193 408461 1022374 408333 34720 128 987654 X THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT SEEKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD BY HELPING TO TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF CORRESPONDENTS WHO CAN WORK TOGETHER ACROSS DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.FOCUSING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE WITH THE AIM OF FINDING SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS EXPOSING INJUSTICES. 0 0 574730 THIS YEAR OFFERED THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT THE CHANCE TO CONTINUE WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBALPOST AND OTHER PARTNERS ON MAJOR SPECIAL REPORTS AND CONTINUING COVERAGE, BUT ALSO TO BEGIN CREATING SIGNATURE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP DEFINE OUR ORGANIZATION AS WE CHART OUR COURSE INTO THE FUTURE.WITH PROJECTS LIKE BRANDING HEALTH, WHICH PRESENTED A DEEP LOOK AT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN A "RESPONSIVE" DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT HOSTED ON GLOBALPOST, AND ELEVENTH HOUR, CHARLIE'S REPORTING JOURNEY THROUGH CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES 100 YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR I, WE SHOWED THE BEST OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GLOBALPOSTBRANDING HEALTH: HOW PRIVATE COMPANIES IMPACT THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLISHING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2014IN THESE TIGHT ECONOMIC TIMES, THE US GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL HEALTH. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PRIVATE COMPANIES AND THE GOVERNMENT TO SHARE RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH A COMMON GOAL, "PPPS") ARE GAINING MOMENTUM IN WASHINGTON. MANY OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE WITH UBIQUITOUS BRANDS LIKE WALMART, COCA-COLA, EXXONMOBIL, NESTLE AND UNILEVER.BUT OUR REPORTING FOUND THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE EVALUATING WHETHER THESE PPPS ARE, IN FACT, EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE. NOR IS IT EASY TO TRACK PRIVATE FOREIGN AID SPENDING. OUR SPECIAL REPORT SOUGHT TO HELP FILL THIS IMPORTANT VOID BY SEEKING ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: WHY ARE BIG COMPANIES WORKING INTERNATIONALLY ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES? WHAT IS IN IT FOR THEM? WHAT DO THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ENTAIL? AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?FUNDED BY THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, THIS SERIES WAS LED BY EMILY JUDEM AND MARISSA MILEY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM VETERAN HEALTH REPORTER AND PRI-THE WORLD CONTRIBUTOR JOANNE SILBERNER. ALSO FEATURING REPORTING BY PAST GROUNDTRUTH GLOBAL HEALTH FELLOW TRACY JARRETT AMONG OTHER CORRESPONDENTS IN THE FIELD.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PULITZER CENTER, BROAD STREET MAPSTHE ELEVENTH HOUR: UNLEARNED LESSONS OF WORLD WAR IPUBLISHED MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBERON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF WWI, A LOOK AT POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES TO ASSESS WHAT WORKS -- AND WHAT DOESN'T -- IN DIPLOMACY. AND WHAT THE LESSONS LEARNED CAN TEACH US ABOUT THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY. CHARLIE SENNOTT TOOK A REPORTING JOURNEY THROUGH DIVIDED SOCIETIES IN SARAJEVO, KADUNA, MITROVICA, SULAYMANIYAH, JERUSALEM, JERICHO AND BELFAST. THE SERIES CULMINATED THIS WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED ARMISTICE DAY. A SERIES OF COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS IS PUBLISHED PARALLEL TO REPORTED STORIES FROM THE FIELD.FUNDED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION, LUCE FOUNDATION AND THE BAKE FAMILY TRUST, THE SERIES WAS LED BY GLOBALPOST'S CHARLIE SENNOTT. THE PROJECT FEATURES WORK IN THE FIELD BY SENNOTT, NOGA TARNOPOLSKY, DAVID GREENWAY, GREG FEIFER, MIKE MORAN, RON HAVIV AND OTHERS.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, WGBH RADIO, THE TAKEAWAY, HUFFINGTON POST--LAWS OF MEN: LEGAL SYSTEMS THAT FAIL WOMENPUBLISHING INTO 2015GENDER INEQUITY IS OFTEN BUILT INTO THE VERY LAWS THAT GOVERN SOCIETIES. THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT IN MANY COUNTRIES, ARE ARE PROTECTIONS OF LAND, PROPERTY AND PRIVACY. BUT EVEN IN THE COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, POOR ENFORCEMENT MEANS THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, POLITICAL EXCLUSION, WAGE IMBALANCE AND EDUCATION DEFICIENCY OFTEN GO UNCHALLENGED.THIS SPECIAL REPORT FOCUSES ON WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE CHALLENGING SOME OF THE WORST MANIFESTATIONS OF INJUSTICE AGAINST WOMEN, DRAWING ON REPORTS FROM THE FIELD AND EXPERT ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY.FUNDED BY FORD FOUNDATION, THE SERIES IS LED BY EMILY JUDEM AND FEATURES WORK BY CORRESPONDENTS ELAISHA STOKES, SIM CHI YIN, CARYLE MURPHY, TRACEY SHELTON, BETH MURPHY AND PAILIN WEDEL.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HUFFINGTON POST, REUTERS FOUNDATION'S TRUST WOMEN CONFERENCE IN LONDON (NOVEMBER 18-19)--BIRTH RIGHTS: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSPUBLISHING INTO 2015A SERIES INSPIRED BY LAWS OF MEN BUT FOCUSED ON THE LIMITS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS PUT ON ABORTION, BIRTH CONTROL AND WOMEN'S FREEDOM TO PROCREATE. FEATURING WORK FROM NIGERIA, SPAIN, CHINA, ARGENTINA, PHILIPPINES AND INDIA. A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPLEX MORAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIETAL ISSUES SURROUNDING ABORTION.FUNDED BY FORD FOUNDATION AND LUCE FOUNDATION, THE SERIES IS LED BY MULTIMEDIA EDITOR EMILY JUDEM AND FEATURES WORK BY ALLISON SHELLEY, ALLYN GAESTEL, SONIA NARANG, REBECCA SANCHEZ, EMILY JUDEM AND OTHERS.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HUFFINGTON POST, REUTERS FOUNDATION'S TRUST WOMEN CONFERENCE IN LONDON (NOVEMBER 18-19)--THE DRAWDOWN: ENDING THE WAR IN AFGHANISTANPUBLISHING INTO 2015AS THE UNITED STATES WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO END THE LONGEST WAR IN US HISTORY, THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY (ANA) IS TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY. 57151 GENERATION TBD: MILLENNIALS FACING AN UNCERTAIN GLOBAL ECONOMYPUBLISHED MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBERTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP FOR 21 YOUNG REPORTERS CHOSEN FROM A POOL OF 400 APPLICANTS TO HELP CREATE A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED SPECIAL REPORT ON GLOBALPOST. THE FELLOWS REPORTED FROM 11 COUNTRIES TELLING STORIES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS. THE WORK WAS PUBLISHED AS A SPECIAL REPORT WITH LIVE BLOG POSTS, TWEETS AND INSTAGRAM IMAGES FROM THE FIELD.WE CAPPED THE FELLOWSHIP WITH A CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK CITY'S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE ON OCTOBER 24-25, 2014 FEATURING PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR WORK, INCLUDING IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH TOP GLOBAL MINDS.FUNDED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION, THE REPORTING SERIES WAS LED BY CHARLIE SENNOTT AND KEVIN GRANT. THE CONFERENCE WAS SUPPORTED BY BAKE FAMILY TRUST, THE P. I. 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