Why Reporters Should Want to Cover Immigration By Patrick J. McDonnell• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 It’s a big and important story. Editors don’t interfere much. And the public cares about the issues. Read more
Challenging the Reporting Limits Imposed By the INS By Mark Dow• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 For asking an ‘inappropriate’ question, a reporter’s access is curtailed. Read more
“Freedom of the Press Becomes a River Without Water” By Herschel P. Fink• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 An attorney describes the fight for access to news in a post-September 11 world. Read more
The People’s Right to Know vs. Government Secrecy By Hilary Burke• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 An immigration reporter joins a legal case to gain access to court hearings. Read more
“Freedom of the Press Becomes a River Without Water” By Herschel P. Fink• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 Isuspect I am among the few who can look back over a lengthy professional career and point unhesitatingly to one specific, defining event that sparked a passion and sent them down a lifelong career path. In my case, it has … Read more
The Press Paid Little Attention When the Immigration Act Was Passed By Anthony Lewis• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 By personalizing cases of injustice, a columnist connects readers to its consequences. Read more
Reporting on Children Held in INS Detention By Chris L. Jenkins• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 ‘It was this human contact that gave us the ability to get to the heart of his story.’ Read more
Investigating What Happens to Refugees in INS Detention By Rick Tulsky• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 This is the kind of story that ‘many of us entered journalism to do.’ Read more
The Oregonian Investigates Mistreatment of Foreigners By Richard Read• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002 Reporters uncover ‘a world of racism, sexism and questionable conduct.’ Read more