The Ghosts Within: A Journalist’s Struggle With PTSD
After 13 years covering the U.S. war on drugs in Colombia, an investigative reporter begins a new journey with his family—learning how to live with an invisible illness.

A Colombian soldier near a spot where 10 farmworkers were killed in 2012, reportedly by a drug-trafficking paramilitary group. (Luis Benavides / AP)
This year, the ground feels uncertain — facts are buried and those in power are working to keep them hidden. Now more than ever, independent journalism must go beneath the surface.
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