How to make sense of ICE arrest data
An immigration scholar guides us through the process of analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data, based on datasets published by the Data Deportation Project.
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For journalists who cover immigration, better ICE detention data now available
Researchers created a new method to calculate how many people are detained at ICE facilities — and uncovered some hidden population spikes that don’t appear in ICE’s own reports.
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287(g): The program that lets state and local police perform the functions of federal immigration officers
“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.
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ICE’s recent detention data: What journalists need to understand
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detained population flatlined in April, but there’s more to the numbers than meets the eye. It’s time to level up our understanding of detention data.
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6 Election Day reporting do’s and don’ts
“Reporting on election night results may be the most pivotal task of the entire campaign season,” writes media scholar Thomas Patterson. He shares six tips for doing so carefully and responsibly.
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Election Beat 2024: Remember to cover voter registration deadlines
In the lead-up to Election Day in the U.S., it’s important for journalists to remind their audiences of voter registration deadlines in each state, writes media scholar Thomas Patterson in this research-based commentary.
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Election Beat 2024: Where are the issues?
Media scholar Thomas Patterson’s assessment of 2024 U.S. presidential election news coverage reminds him of years past: too few stories focusing on policy issues, and too many focusing on polls and overblown controversies.
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Is alcohol good or bad for you? Yes.
It’s all more nuanced than headlines (including this one) suggest.
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How AI deepfakes threaten the 2024 elections
We don’t yet know the full impact of artificial intelligence-generated deepfake videos on misinforming the electorate. And it may be the narrative around them — rather than the deepfakes themselves — that most undermines election integrity.
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Public radio can help solve the local news crisis – but that would require expanding staff and coverage
Media scholar Thomas Patterson explains why he believes local public radio should be part of the conversation about saving local news.
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