April 11th, 2014
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Zoom futurejournalismproject: “ A Story Told Well: NPR’s Borderland NPR recently launched a special series, Borderland, in which Steven Inskeep traveled along the entire 2,428 mile border between the U.S. and Mexico to report on the nuances of immigration...

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A Story Told Well: NPR’s Borderland 

NPR recently launched a special series, Borderland, in which Steven Inskeep traveled along the entire 2,428 mile border between the U.S. and Mexico to report on the nuances of immigration and the relationship between the two countries. Here are the radio stories, which are so worth listening to if this is an issue that you’ve had a hard time wrapping your mind around, or not seen fantastic reporting on before. And here is the stunning visual intro to the series, which breaks the piece down into 12 stories complete with moving characters, all the numbers (presented very digestibly) and a lot of context.

Reblogged from The FJP
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April 11th, 2014
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Zoom centerforinvestigativereporting: “ How we mapped the U.S.-Mexico border fence CIR journalists spent more than three years trying to obtain accurate, detailed mapping data showing the location of the border fence system. The result: We now have what...

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How we mapped the U.S.-Mexico border fence

CIR journalists spent more than three years trying to obtain accurate, detailed mapping data showing the location of the border fence system. 

The result: We now have what is – as far as we know – the most complete and detailed map of the border fence that is publicly available.

Our Senior News Applications Developer Michael Corey explains how we did it.

Reblogged from Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
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July 2nd, 2012
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AP Summer Intern Found Dead in Mexico City Elevator Shaft - Global - The Atlantic Wire

“In one of the more sad and disturbing things you’ll hear from Mexico today, an Associated Press intern named Armando Montano, 22, was found dead in an elevator shaft in Mexico City over the weekend…

Though the news of any summer intern dying is disturbing by itself, we can’t ignore the fact that this happened in Mexico–where cartels have made journalism a dangerous occupation. Back in May we had reported the rash of journalists being killed in the country: former journalist Rene Orta Sagado found dead in a car trunk; journalist Marco Avila found in a garbage bag on May 18; photojournalists Gabriel Huge, Esteban Rodriguez, William Moon found dismembered on May 4; reporter Regina Martinez found slain in her home in April … You get the picture. On June 25,Montano had reported on police officers being killed in a drug trafficking sting at Mexico City’s international airport–a departure from earlier stories he was writing for the AP time, like Bieber fans camping out and enduring roaches on June 10 (his first story), and baby elephants finding a new home on a reserve in Puebla, Mexico on June 11.”

Read more on the Atlantic Wire.

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