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America Is Dangerously Divided. USA TODAY and Partners Launch “Hidden Common Ground” to Find Solutions.

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Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Hidden Common Ground, a nine-month examination of issues that divide America along with potential solutions, launches today by USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), and partners with a poll that finds Americans believe political divisiveness is harming our democracy.

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  • Hidden Common Ground, a nine-month examination of issues that divide America along with potential solutions, launches today by USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), and partners with a poll that finds Americans believe political divisiveness is harming our democracy.
  • According to the inaugural Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos survey, three in four respondents say there is more common ground among the American people than is typically recognized.
  • Hidden Common Ground also features a unique partnership with the National Issues Forums Institute, which will host a series of moderated, online forums using its Common Ground for Action digital platform beginning Thursday, Dec. 5.
  • The Hidden Common Ground project is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.