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Coming Ashore

Coming Ashore

“Tranquilo, que ya llegaste!” (“Stay calm, you made it.”) a bystander (right) says to Cordoba as the officers restrain him Officers try to catch Cordoba and verify that he is…

A Photojournalist in the Middle East — Images and Memories

View photo gallery below »The captions on the accompanying pictures are undated. I believe that certain images, like those in this piece, have a timeless aspect to them — an…

A New Approach to Reaching Young Audiences

Journalists offer well-told stories to teenagers — tailoring the content to suit their reading appetites and enticing them to perhaps find their way to news reporting.

Immigration to El Norte: Eight Stories of Hope and Peril

An Essay in Words and Photographs

Documenting Migration’s Revolving Door

An Essay in Words and Photographs

The Work of the Undocumented

Photos and captions by Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee.Just minutes after they rolled out of bed and off the motel floors at 3 a.m., Central Valley Forestry workers got a little…

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.

Partnership and Perseverance Result in a Story Rarely Told

Though news coverage of illegal immigration often lacks the essential voices and images of migrant workers, journalists at The Sacramento Bee included both.

Rescue and Death Along the Border

Photos and captions by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic. Photos printed with permission.Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue [Borstar] agent Lance Dehler helps walk Nageli Contreras to safety after rescuing her…

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.’