The Mission
Every city on earth.
We believe the world is better understood by going there.
Truth Computing Media is building a geographic reporting archive, one place at a time.
Our long-term goal is simple: to visit and document every city on earth.
There are more than 10,000 incorporated cities in the United States alone, and roughly 10,000 cities worldwide with a population over 100,000 — before counting the smaller communities that matter just as much to the people who live there. Measured against that, the map below is a start, not a milestone. That gap is the point: it's the size of the work ahead, not a shortfall to hide.
15
places documented
5
counties represented
1
states represented
1
countries represented
18
stories connected to places
Where we've been so far
We're starting in California. 15 places documented, all mapped below. As reporting reaches new states and countries, this map grows with it — there is no world-scale map yet, because there isn't world-scale reporting yet.
What counts as documented
A place is marked documented when Truth Computing Media has completed original field reporting, filming, or documentary work there and published or archived that work. A single visit does not represent every resident or stand as a final account of a place.
Where should we go next?
We want the map to grow through reporting, not tourism. Tell us which place deserves closer attention — votes help inform future reporting, but don't automatically decide it.
This feature is in development. In the meantime, send suggestions to our contact page.