Editor’s note: The following collection of immigration reporting resources, story ideas and examples is the third in a series of tip sheets for new and experienced journalists covering immigration at the local and community levels. This tip sheet series is made possible through funding from the Catena Foundation. You can read the entire collection here.
Twenty-five journalists from news outlets across the country had just arrived at the El Paso/Juarez border for a three-day Poynter Beat Academy reporting workshop when they found themselves at ground zero of a national news story on immigration.
On June 4, the day they arrived, President Joe Biden issued an executive order effectively halting asylum processing at and between major ports of entry for migrants who show up without a prior appointment.
The group of journalists I was helping to train grew excited by the timing — as did I. Timing and location are essential to journalism.
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