Truthdig
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Type of site
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News commentary, editorials |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Truthdig, L.L.C. |
| Created by |
Robert Scheer Zuade Kaufman |
| Website | truthdig.com |
| Alexa rank |
 25,114 (January 2017[update]) |
| Commercial | Commercial |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
Truthdig is a news website that provides a mix of long-form articles, interviews, and blog-like commentary on current events, delivered from a politically progressive point of view. The site is built around major "digs" led by authorities in their fields who write multifaceted pieces about contemporary, often controversial, topics.
Truthdig was co-founded by Los Angeles entrepreneur Zuade Kaufman, who serves as publisher, and journalist Robert Scheer, who serves as editor in chief and writes a weekly column for the site.
Truthdig's Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and publisher Zuade Kaufman met while she was working as his research assistant for the Los Angeles Times' hyperlocal editions Westside Weekly and Our Times. When the newspaper changed owners and the local editions were cut, Scheer and Kaufman saw a new opportunity in the Internet. After Kaufman graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Arts in journalism, they launched Truthdig.com.
The website's mission is to "drill beneath the headlines" and provide readers with in-depth stories often skimmed over or skewed by mass media. The publication features original reports, opinion columns, cartoons and "digs," comprehensive reports led by experts in various fields.
Significant contributors include Gore Vidal,Sam Harris,Robert Scheer, Chris Hedges, John Dean, Col. Ann Wright, Daniel Ellsberg, Max Blumenthal, Greg Palast, Scott Ritter, Amy Goodman, Marjorie Cohn and Juan Cole.
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