Tag: Claudia Yaujar-Amaro
Redefining investigative journalism in underserved communities
Five questions with Jose Luis Castillo, La Esquina TX A 2025 El Tímpano report found that more than 150 ethnic- and immigrant-focused media outlets have closed since 2020, leaving many people without essential information in their own languages. Well-known newspapers like La Estrella de Tucson and El Mundo in Las Vegas have shut down or … Continued
Not invisible: How Enlace Latino NC tells the stories others miss
Five questions with Paola Jaramillo.
Service journalism is essential for immigrant communities
Five questions with Se Habla Media.
Al Otro Lado: Defense, resilience and solidarity in the face of migrant vulnerability
A binational organization defends migrant rights and builds resilience amid policy shifts and humanitarian challenges.
When legal help becomes harm
When Luis Montellano (name anonymized for safety reasons) got a letter in the mail with a new Social Security number, he felt hopeful. A woman had promised she could fix his immigration status. She was the wife of an attorney in Wichita, Kansas, and she told him about something she called the “10-year law.” “If … Continued
Migrant Roots Media uproots migration narratives
Roxana Bendezú migrated to the United States for the first time at the age of 14 from Lima, Peru, and later returned at 20. Bendezú is the founder and executive director of Migrant Roots Media, a multilingual multimedia platform that seeks to uncover the root causes of global migration through the voices of migrants, the … Continued
When a press pass should shield us
Immigration coverage must be more in-depth, and we need more reporters to ensure that.
12 community-centered news projects
From positivity polls to print editions and photo contests, newsrooms across the country tried a new-to-them idea.
Introducing the 2025-2026 RJI Fellows
The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism has announced the 2025-2026 class of RJI Fellows, who will work to create and test free, open-source resources for journalists and community newsrooms.