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Truthdig, founded in 2005 by Publisher and CEO Zuade Kaufman and Editor in Chief Robert Scheer, is dedicated to reporting on current issues that are insufficiently covered by mainstream media. The website’s mission is to dig beneath the headlines, provide expert reporting and commentary from a progressive point of view and offer an outlet for original work by exceptional journalists.

Truthdig is known for honest and credible reporting and careful fact-checking by our professional staff. We insist that our reporting meet the highest standards and focus on the issues that matter most.

Over the years, our peers have recognized our efforts. Our honors include six Webby Awards, 31 first-place awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and affiliated organizations, and four awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.

We do not tell any of our contributors what to write, and the website does not always agree with the views of its writers and bloggers. We are proud to have created a home for provocative and talented writers and to give them the freedom to pursue a story wherever it takes them.

People behind Truthdig
founders
Zuade Kaufman
Publisher and CEO
Robert Scheer
Editor in Chief

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Aaron Glantz
Contributor
Adam Elkus
Contributor
Alan Minsky
Contributor
Alexander M. Martin
Reviewer
Alexander Reed Kelly
Former Associate Editor
Alexis Camins
Contributor
Allen Barra
Contributor
Allen McDuffee
Contributor
Amelia Pang
Contributor
Amy Goodman
Columnist
Amy Uyematsu
Poetry Contributor
Amy Wilentz
Reviewer
André Naffis-Sahely
Reviewer
Andrew Becker
Contributor
Andrew Cockburn
Contributor
Andrew Foster Altschul
Contributor
Andrew Gumbel
Contributor
Andrew Nagorski
Reviewer
Andy Borowitz
Contributing Columnist
Anna Badkhen
Contributor
Awards

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Commentary Analysis/Trend—Film

- Allen Barra, "‘Mulholland Drive’ Is David Lynch's ‘Ulysses’"

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Celebrity Feature

- Natasha Hakimi Zapata, "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Is Still Revolutionary at Age 100"

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Book Critic – Allen Barra

- Allen Barra, "Raymond Chandler, American Hard-Boiled"

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Second Place, Commentary Analysis/Trend—Books/Arts

- Allen Barra, "The Trickster King and the Erudite Literalist"

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Second Place, Book Critic – Natasha Hakimi Zapata

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Third Place, Commentary Analysis/Trend—Books/Arts

- Jordan Riefe, "‘Black Is Beautiful’: Identity, Pride and the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Books/Art/Architecture/Design Review

- Eunice Wong, "Demonic Possession in a Chinese Family"

Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Website for a News Organization Exclusive to the Internet – Zuade Kaufman and Robert Scheer

- Staff, "Truthdig Wins 7 Prizes at the 61st Annual Southern California Journalism Awards"

Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Photo Essay News/News Feature

- Michael Nigro, "The Border in Black and White (Photo Essay)"

Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Foreign Correspondent Columnist or Critic

- Natasha Hakimi Zapata, "Conservatives Own the Ongoing Disaster That Is Brexit"

Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Columnist – Maj. Danny Sjursen

Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Consumer News or Feature

- Ellen Brown, "Banks Are Becoming Obsolete in China—Could the U.S. Be Next?"

Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Editorial Cartoon

- Mr. Fish, "Give Press a Chance"

National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: First Place, Book Critic

- Alexis Camins, "We’ve Come a Long Way, Babies"
- Alexis Camins, "Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World"
- Alexis Camins, "God's Red Son"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Gender/LGBTQ Reporting

- Amelia Pang, "Native American Rape Survivors Tell How Deck Is Stacked Against Them"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Political Commentary–National

- Paul Street, "An Insubordinate President"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Commentary on TV/Film

- Carrie Rickey, "What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood?"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Political Column/Commentary—Election

- Sonali Kolhatkar, "We Need to Understand What Happened on Election Night, and Fast"

National Arts and Journalism Award: First Place, Paul Von Blum, Books/Arts/Design

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Investigative

- Amelia Pang, "Who’s in the Kitchen at Chinese Restaurants?: An Investigative Report, Part 1"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Editorial Cartoon

- Mr. Fish, "Go Back to Sleep, America -- Nothing to See Here"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Online Entertainment News

- Kasia Anderson, "VIDEO: Politicon 2015: Ann Coulter Claims She Fed Donald Trump 'That Spicy Stuff on Mexican Rapists'"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Online Celebrity Feature

- Staff, "30 Years Gone, and Oh, How We Still Love Orson Welles"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Online Book/Cultural Critic

- Tim Riley, "The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, News Organization Exclusive to the Internet – Zuade Kaufman and Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Online Political Column/Commentary

- Chris Hedges, "Days of Revolt: We Are All Greeks Now"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Activism Journalism, All Platforms

- Bill Boyarsky, "Why Ending Homelessness Is Political Poison"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Entertainment Reviews, Online

- Natasha Hakimi Zapata, "I Am the Beggar of the World"

Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Activism Journalism – Chris Hedges: “The Last Days of Tomas Young”

Maggie Award: Best Regularly Featured Web or ENewsletter Column/Trade & Consumer (Truthdig Book Reviews)

National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award: Online News

- Kasia Anderson, "Dustin Lance Black Speaks: Pasadena City College Officials Created 'Toxic and Dishonest' Atmosphere"

Webby Award: Best Political Blog, People’s Voice

Maggie Award: Best Publication Blog (Ear to the Ground)

National Entertainment Journalism Award: Online Critic – Peter Richardson, “The Science Delusion”

Webby Award – Best Political Website, Jury

Southern California Journalism Award: Best Website, Exclusive to the Internet – Truthdig

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award: Online Column Writing (Independent) – Robert Scheer, “The Great Recession, c. 2011”

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Journalist of the Year – Chris Hedges

National Entertainment Journalism Award: Online Critic – Mel White, “Jesus Was Lynched”

Webby Award: Best Political Blog, Jury

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award: Editorial Cartooning, Mr. Fish

Southern California Journalism Award: Best Website, Exclusive to the Internet – Truthdig

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary – Mark Heisler, “Role Models for the Id”

Webby Award: Best Political Blog, Jury

Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles Pro Chapter Award: Distinguished Work in New Media: Robert Scheer

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award: Editorial Cartooning, Mr. Fish

Southern California Journalism Award: Best Website, Exclusive to the Internet – Budget Over 10K –

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Journalist of the Year – Bill Boyarsky

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Column/Commentary/Criticism – Chris Hedges, “One Day We’ll All Be Terrorists”

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary – Mark Heisler, “It’s Not About Tiger Woods, It’s About Us“

Webby Awards Finalist: Best Political Website

Online Journalism Awards Finalist: Online Commentary/Blogging-Chris Hedges

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Journalist of the Year – Chris Hedges

Southern California Journalism Award: Online News Story, Feature, Series or Package – Scott Ritter, “Dinner With Ahmed“

Southern California Journalism Award: Online Column/Commentary/Criticism – Chris Hedges, “Party to Murder”

Maggie Award: Best Regularly Featured Web Column (Book Review)

Webby Award Finalists: Best Political Website

Maggie Awards Finalist: Best Web Article-Chris Hedges, “The Best and the Brightest Led America Off a Cliff”

Maggie Award: Best Regularly Featured Web Column –Book Review-

Interactive Media Award: Outstanding Achievement, Blog

Interactive Media Award: Outstanding Achievement, News

Webby Award: Official Honoree, Best Copy/Writing

Online Journalism Awards Finalist: General Excellence, Medium Site, and Topical Reporting- Bill Boyarsky, “On the Campaign Trail”

Maggie Awards Finalist: Best Website; Weblog Awards

Weblog Awards Finalist: Best Liberal Blog

Weblog Awards Finalist: Best Political Coverage

Webby Award: Best Political Blog, Jury

Webby Award: Best Political Blog, People’s Voice

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