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An Essay in Words and Photographs

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…

A reporter talks about the limits of intervening in risky situations and whether to fully identify vulnerable sources.

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

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…

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…

‘With the mounting anti-illegal immigration backlash, readers have complained more and more about the stories we do about the deaths.’

Reporters, photographers and videographers combined their skills to create a multimedia presentation with content unique to the online experience.

Using corporate synergy, ‘Crossing Borders’ gets picked up by Hoy newspapers, and Hispanic readers begin to discuss illegal immigration online.

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…