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Tools for journalists
Digital Compass: Essential Tools for Modern Journalism

Factchequeado
3 min read


Ethics and Safety in Journalistic Interviews with Migrants
How to inform an immigrant about the possible consequences of speaking publicly about their situation

Factchequeado
2 min read


Where to locate deportation data and how to compare different years
Where to locate deportation data and how to compare different years

Factchequeado
5 min read


Immigration Root Causes Template
Methodological guide with a structured framework for investigating the structural dissonances that drive human migration

Eileen Truax
2 min read


Follow-Up to Previously Reported Stories
A structured framework for journalists to conduct thorough follow-up on previously published stories, with a particular focus on migration and human rights cases.

Eileen Truax
2 min read


Interview Template
A structured guide for conducting in-depth interviews with people involved in human mobility processes, such as asylum seekers or activists.

Eileen Truax
2 min read


Case Study 05: Gender-Based Violence
Analysis of the extreme vulnerability of immigrant women seeking legal protection in the United States after escaping gender violence in Central America.

Eileen Truax
5 min read


Case Study 04: Detention
ProPublica report denouncing how the US government used the COVID-19 pandemic to justify the immediate expulsion of vulnerable migrants.

Eileen Truax
5 min read


Case Study 03: Diversity Of Profiles (Dreamers/DACA, Asylum Seekers)
Case Study 3: Diversity of Profiles

Eileen Truax
5 min read


Case Study 02: Follow-Up
This analysis examines a Guardian report on the atmosphere of insecurity and fear experienced by the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio.

Eileen Truax
5 min read


Three Questions to Ask When Working with Databases
A guide on using databases through three key questions about their origin, quality, and analysis to ensure their reliability.

Factchequeado
4 min read


When a press pass should shield us
Immigration coverage must be more in-depth, and we need more reporters to ensure that

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro
3 min read


Protecting Vulnerable Sources
Guidelines for protecting the identities, digital safety, and dignity of undocumented or at-risk sources.

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro
8 min read


Reporting Immigration Checklists
Reporting Immigration Checklists

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro
3 min read


How the U.S. immigration system work
How U.S. immigration system work

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro
4 min read


Immigration Mythbusters
Immigration Mythbusters

Prerna Lal
8 min read


Language Myths & Media Spin
This source analyzes how media and political language influences public perception of migration, highlighting the use of terms that dehumanize people.

Prerna Lal
2 min read


Case Study 01 - Minors
article details how Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy separated families, disrupted migrant children’s schooling, caused trauma, and left lasting effects on learning.

Eileen Truax
5 min read
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