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Judge rules to block key parts of SB1070
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsBy Lisa Ruhl, Lauren Gambino and Lauren Gilger -
John Doe
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsBy Lauren Gilger, video by Lisa Ruhl We were sitting on a bench at Grupo Beta — the Mexican government’s border patrol and migrant relief agency — in Nogales, Mexico when we got the call. After two weeks of nothing, a mortuary on the other... -
Don’t just create stories. Build tools to tell those stories.
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No CommentsBy Jeremy Pennycook and Elizabeth Shell It began with appalling numbers: On average, Hispanics perform lower on achievement tests — in all subject areas — than their white counterparts. Regardless of location. Regardless of income or socio-economic status. This was what Dr. Eugene Garcia, an... -
Finding Subjects and Sources on Twitter
Posted on September 4, 2009 | No Commentsby Chris Cameron About midway through the Spring 2009 semester I decided on a topic to pursue for the coming summer News21 journalism initiative. The topic was broad: Latinos in the military. I decided to do a little research on the Web to see if... -
What mo-jos don't have
Posted on August 26, 2009 | No CommentsAs news budgets shrink and technology advances, more of us are mobile journalists. I could be a one-woman-road show — interviewing sources, putting things together on a laptop wherever my story is happening, then filing it via the Web. But do I want to? No.... -
Our Experiments in Innovation
Posted on August 2, 2009 | No CommentsBy Jason Manning — ASU News21 Managing Editor The word innovation gets thrown around A LOT these days within the journalism profession. Nearly all news organizations are talking about innovation and some are hiring “innovation editors” whose job descriptions are often nebulous at best. An... -
Independence Day
Posted on July 5, 2009 | No CommentsOn July 4 fellow News21 reporter Evan Wyloge and I (Deanna Dent) headed out to interview some new U.S. citizens and listen to their stories. The overall theme of our News 21 project is Latino culture and issues so many of these folks being sworn... -
Planning the Final Stretch
Posted on July 1, 2009 | No CommentsEach team took turns Tuesday meeting with our editor, designers and computer programmers to go over how the next few weeks will look. Speaking for only myself, it was a great meeting. Giving more definition to the edges of our projects is gratifying. I snapped... -
Wrapping up the reporting
Posted on June 22, 2009 | No CommentsAs we near the impending end date for reporting I find myself reeling from loads of content in the form of photos, audio and video. I’ve documented merchandise in dollar stores in Washington D.C., unique calling cards in Austin, Texas and tourist photo props at... -
Nearly 1/2 done… tick… tock…
Posted on June 17, 2009 | 1 CommentOver the past couple days, a sense of urgency has begun to percolate into the ASU newsroom. Nearing the halfway mark of the fellowship, I think everyone is feeling deadlines approaching. It’s motivating, and at the same time daunting. Speaking only for myself, I’m glad...
