GroundTruth

Check out our ace on the global economy, Thomas Mucha, on NPR’s Talk of the Nation which aired today.

Tom, who is our Managing Editor for Correspondents, has been leading our outstanding coverage of the global economy and today he offered his insights on a special segment of the program titled “Talk of the World.” Tom shared his knowledge as an economist and on-the-ground reporter about how the crisis is affecting every corner of the globe. He also shared the GroundTruth that he is hearing every day from our correspondents in the field and that we are posting every day at GlobalPost.

In the world of business reporting, there seems to be an endless barrage of charts and graphs and metrics and headlines and experts on Wall Street. But there is very little reporting from the field and that is where we feel we have set ourselves apart.

Our coverage of the global economic crisis has gotten a lot of attention, particularly our special project “A World of Trouble” in which we offer an interactive map that takes you to 20 different countries where 20 of our correspondents offer insight and analysis of how the downturn is affecting the country in which they live and report every day.

It is GroundTruth on the global economy.

And while I am boasting about our coverage, I want to add one more shout out to Tom Mucha and our multimedia storyteller extraordinaire, Mark Scheffler, who were recognized by SABEW, the Society for American Business Editors and Writers, for their year-long series on entrepreneurs which they did last year for Crain’s Chicago Business.

It’s been quite a week so far, starting off with a strong story about GlobalPost in the New York Times business section and a great mention on the DailyCandy.com, a very hip, insider’s guide to what’s hot delivered by email to all those who know what’s cool in fashion, food and fun. And, clearly, they are cool enough to care about the world and applaud our coverage, particularly the fact that we have some tremendously talented women who cover some seriously dangerous and interesting places.

So GlobalPost is getting hot and the traffic to the site is starting to suggest that. We hope you keep coming and reading and letting us know what you think about our coverage of the world.