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Death in the Desert

The Arizona Republic started tracking undocumented immigrant deaths in 2003 using medical examiner, foreign consulate, and law enforcement reports. Susan Carroll wrote the following words to introduce a published list…

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.

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.

Immigrants Grapple With Man and ‘The Beast’

Photos and captions by Heather Stone/Chicago Tribune.Daisy Méndez Mendoza of Honduras cries as she describes how she was raped three years ago on her first trip across the border between…

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.’

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.

On Ways of the Road

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A Quiet Courage

Journalists demonstrate this kind of courage ‘while attention is focused elsewhere.’

Self-Censorship as a Reaction to Murders By Drug Cartels

‘The message of this newsroom assault was obvious: stop messing with drug-trafficking affairs.’

Journalism’s Triumphant Journey in Nepal

‘With the royal regime’s overt intentions to muzzle the press and radio, journalists have fought back to keep autocracy at bay and the flame of freedom burning.’