Closing Reflections
January 15, 2014 by Bruce Shapiro
In this video, Bruce Shapiro offers closing remarks.
Resources for Immigrants & Refugees
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Tips for Covering New Immigrant Populations with Trauma or Mental Health Issues
January 13, 2014 by Denise Ziya-Berte
Following our workshop, “Covering Immigrants & Refugees,” speaker Denise Ziya-Berte, director of Mental Health at the Latin American Community Center, shared tips for working with immigrants dealing with trauma or mental health issues.
Covering Immigrants & Immigration: Tips from Experts
January 6, 2014 by Cindy Carcamo, Michael Matza, Garry Pierre-Pierre, Maria Sacchetti, Ariel Ritchin
Following our workshop, “Covering Immigrants & Refugees,” the Dart Center caught up with speakers Cindy Carcamo, Michael Matza, Gary Pierre-Pierre, and Maria Sacchetti, who spoke about linguistic issues, identity protection, and how the immigration beat has changed, while sharing invaluable tips for working journalists.
The Crisis of Identity: Covering Immigrants and Refugees
December 6, 2013 by Julian Rubinstein
Eleven million undocumented immigrants live in the U.S., not only without the same basic rights as citizens, but with the constant fear of losing their freedom and livelihood. Sixty-three percent have been in the country at least 10 years. How do journalists report on immigrants and grapple with a system one speaker described as "a modern form of apartheid"? Click here for full video coverage, and tips from workshop speakers.
Coolie Woman: An Odyssey of Indenture
December 4, 2013
Gaiutra Bahadur in conversation with Bruce Shapiro about constructing what Junot Diaz calls "An astonishing document . . . both a historical rescue mission and a profound meditation on family and womanhood."
Workshop Agenda
November 26, 2013
Agenda for Dart Center two-day workshop "Covering Immigrants & Refugees."
Dec 6-7, 2013
"Covering Immigrants" Workshop Resources
Philadelphia, PA - United States - North America
On December 6-7 2013, the Dart Center hosted a workshop for journalists to improve news coverage of immigrants and refugees, with a special focus on mental health. The workshop was sponsored by the Thomas Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health. Scroll down for event coverage, including full video from all eleven panels and conversations, and other workshop resources.
On World Refugee Day, CPJ Report Tracks Fleeing Journalists
June 20, 2013
A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists finds that journalists are among the increasing groups of refugees around the world.
Oscar's Story: A Case Study in Covering Violence
November 5, 2012 by Ana Arana, Habiba Nosheen
Ana Arana and Habiba Nosheen probe the ethical, practical and craft challenges they faced reporting on the case of Oscar Ramirez, who, nearly 30 years after the fact, learned he was a survivor of a government massacre.
IPV, Immigrants and Refugees
January 12, 2012
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities.