Covering Immigration: A Resource for Journalists

Nieman Foundation tends to work with Journalists to advance important conversations on various beats in the industry.

Recorded on October 24-26, 2013, during an intensive training workshop on immigration, the economy and U.S. law hosted by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University with generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Find more information at http://nieman.harvard.edu/immigration

Opening Remarks: Why this workshop?.
Widening the Lens: Immigration Reform and the Future of our Country.
The State of the U.S. Economy and Key Issues Facing the Country in the Next Decade.
Numbers and Politics: Using Economic Research in Immigration Reporting - Part I.
Numbers and Politics: Using Economic Research in Immigration Reporting - Part II.
Numbers and Politics: Using Economic Research in Immigration Reporting - Part III.
Numbers and Politics: Using Economic Research in Immigration Reporting - Discussion.
What Research Can Tell Us About the U.S. Labor Market and the Impact of Temporary Workers - Part I.
What Research Can Tell Us About the U.S. Labor Market and the Impact of Temporary Workers - Part II.
What Journalists Need to Know About the Balance Between Hiring New Workers and Protecting U.S. Jobs.
Behind the Rhetoric: An Overview of What is Being Done to Enforce Immigration Restrictions.
Perspectives: How Immigration Enforcement Practices Play Out in the U.S..
Digging for Themes in TRAC and What to Expect from PEW and Census Data.
Taming Data, Finding Narratives.
DataViz: A Practical Guide to Mapping and Designing Immigration Stories with Data.
Coming to Terms with Complexity: Taking the Immigration Beat Forward - Part I.
Coming to Terms with Complexity: Taking the Immigration Beat Forward - Part II.