Topic: Immigration

A Distinction Journalists Like to Ignore
‘Journalists, both then and now, too readily allow fears of a public backlash to inhibit their actions.’
By Laurel Leff

Diffused Voices Demand Different Coverage
‘If the people aren't demonstrating … reporters need to find them by going to their homes and businesses, asking their opinions to understand their views.’
By Amy Driscoll

Don’t ‘Brown’ the Hispanics
A sociologist proposes a new way for journalists to handle the confusing task of using racial and ethnic identifications in news coverage.
By Amitai Etzioni

Dutch Journalists Alter Their Coverage of Migrants
In the wake of a politician’s murder and the rise of populist politicians, journalists start to report routinely on societal issues related to migrant groups.
By Yvonne van der Heijden and Evert Mathies

Attempting to Bridge the Divide
‘Entering immigrant America on behalf of an English-language newspaper is, by definition, a cross-cultural experience.’
By Héctor Tobar

Becoming Part of the Story to Tell It to Others
‘In our approach to gathering this information, we knew there was a fine line between reporting and misrepresentation.’
By Ralph Ortega

Chinese Migrants: Refreshing Reporting About a Longtime Trend
Concerns arise about the Chinese government’s limits on news coverage of migrant protests and worker abuse.
By Mary Kay Magistad

Journalists Patrol Ever-Changing Borders
‘… what's going on in Europe today is, literally and figuratively, a border story.’
By Sebastian Rotella

Observing the Exodus of Immigrants
‘What happens when a constantly replenishing immigrant group slows down dramatically or simply stops coming?’
By Kevin Cullen

The Dangerous Numbers Game in Immigration Coverage
A radio journalist talks about the effects of lazy reporting, ‘opinion journalism,’ and some inherent difficulties in accurately telling this complicated story.
By Ted Robbins

Violence Attracts the News Media to a Story Not Reported Enough
Coverage of the riots in France reaffirmed the need for ongoing, in-depth reporting of poor immigrants&rsquo circumstances and the issues they confront.
By Françoise Lazare

Migrations: The Story of Humanity on the Move
An Essay in Words and Photographs
By Sebastião Salgado

Seeing Stories in What Wasn’t Being Reported
A public radio series explores the growth of the antiracism movement in Europe.
By Phillip W.D. Martin

Monitoring Activities
By Phillip W.D. Martin

Watching a Community Changed by Immigration
With African Americans being displaced by Latinos, news coverage of South Central Los Angeles is inflaming tensions, not informing people.
By Lester Sloan

Documenting Migration's Revolving Door
An Essay in Words and Photographs
By Donna DeCesare

On the Narrative Approach
By Sonia Nazario

Preparing for the Journey
By Sonia Nazario

On Ways of the Road
By Sonia Nazario

Immigration to El Norte: Eight Stories of Hope and Peril
An Essay in Words and Photographs
By Don Bartletti

Coming Ashore
By Nuri Vallbona

The War of Words
‘The acrimony of the immigration debate testifies to the power of words to divide and ought to serve as a cautionary signal to journalists …’
By Kate Phillips

Data Talk When Reporters Know How to Listen
‘My god, I had no idea newspapers could do this kind of thing!’
By Stephen K. Doig

Learning How Data Work With Reporting
By Stephen K. Doig

What’s Old Is New Again
A documentary film about immigration reveals historic articles and images with messages familiar to us today.
By Lorie Conway

The Long Journey Captured in Single Moments
A project about women's global migration found a home in many different media within the Tribune Company.
By Stephen Franklin

Shrinking Space, Tight Budgets — And a Story Needing to Be Told
‘Despite the necessity to trim back on our ambition, we held tight to our vision of sharing the emotion of these women's stories with our readers.’
By Geoff Brown

The Tribune's Stories Reach a Spanish-Speaking Audience
Using corporate synergy, ‘Crossing Borders’ gets picked up by Hoy newspapers, and Hispanic readers begin to discuss illegal immigration online.
By Alejandro Escalona

A Visual Telling of Immigrants' Stories
Reporters, photographers and videographers combined their skills to create a multimedia presentation with content unique to the online experience.
By John Owens

Reporting on the Deaths of Those Who Make the Journey North
‘With the mounting anti-illegal immigration backlash, readers have complained more and more about the stories we do about the deaths.’
By Susan Carroll

Death in the Desert
By Susan Carroll

Rescue and Death Along the Border
By Pat Shannahan

The Work of the Undocumented
By Hector Amezcua

Ethical Dilemmas in Telling Enrique's Story
A reporter talks about the limits of intervening in risky situations and whether to fully identify vulnerable sources.
By Sonia Nazario