Pros
The mission could not be more important, and the work on the ground is inspiring. GroundTruth’s super power - journalism’s super power, really - is that it catalyzes good in so many aspects, from governance and democracy to health, education, criminal justice, the environment- you name it. GroundTruth’s work is absolutely vital, and when you and your colleagues are focusing on that, it can be inspiring.
Cons
Day-to-day operations are, to be blunt, chaotic. Despite people’s good-faith efforts at doing good work, the operational needs of the org lack leadership, accountability, and know-how. This will improve under new CEO leadership, but there is a lot of room for improvement and until that’s met, staff are left to accomplish their work without the operational support you’d expect from an organization of its size and scale.