USA TODAY NETWORK Publishes Comprehensive Project on Immigration, “The Migrants,” Following Its Unprecedented Effort to D...
September 24 2019 - 03:46PM
Business Wire
Nearly 30 journalists spent seven days
reporting from key locations at the center of America's migrant
crisis
With the country facing a record-breaking surge of immigrants
amid a years-long political debate, the USA TODAY NETWORK, part of
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today launches a comprehensive
report revealing the scope of America’s immigration challenge.
The USA TODAY NETWORK brings the full strength of its nationwide
news coverage to “The Migrants,” a special digital and video
journey through a week in the life of immigration in America.
Nicole Carroll, USA TODAY’s editor-in-chief, said the reporting was
as ambitious as it was unprecedented.
“The story at times is overwhelming, but so is what is taking
place at our border,” Carroll said. “As journalists, we say all the
time, 'show, don't tell.' Our goal was to transport our readers to
scenes of the crisis, not just tell them what happened."
With concurrent reporting from four countries, eight states and
across the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, “The Migrants” reveals
a system on the brink of collapse. It witnesses families facing
death, and traces the influx to its roots, the decades-old
challenges in Central American countries that are now exacerbated
by new American policies.
“The Migrants” distinguishes itself from previous coverage of
immigration, both in its timing and its scope. What's happening in
immigration in America is not happening in single moments – it’s
happening all the time, a torrent of movement and conflict that the
USA TODAY NETWORK is uniquely poised to capture.
“This project crosses both physical and language barriers to
share stories that will help people understand the breadth of this
crisis and encourage discussions about its consequences and
solutions,” said Carroll. “I am so proud of the team of journalists
who remained committed to working so hard on this project well
beyond the week-long effort on the ground.”
The reporting effort meant deploying more than two dozen
journalists across the continent. For a week, they watched migrants
prepare to leave Central America; crossed rivers and waited at
military checkpoints in Mexico; found desperation in shelters in
Mexico City and at the border; followed Border Patrol agents as
they found families and children in the backcountry; and traveled
by bus and plane with families who had been released to make their
own way into the United States.
From June 24 to 30, the teams from across the USA TODAY NETWORK
traveled more than 20,000 miles, including to the highlands of
Guatemala, the National Palace in Mexico City, both sides of the
border from California to Texas, immigration courts in Los Angeles
and the lawmaking chambers of Washington, D.C.
Field reporting is the centerpiece of a project that also draws
on years of data and policy expertise. “The Migrants” reveals that
the crisis is much broader and violent than has been previously
reported; it is resulting in deaths, trauma, violence, crime and
previously untold costs. Reporters reveal how much local tax money
American cities now spend caring for migrants the federal
government abandons. And they trace the roots of the surge, in
part, to a crackdown on the heroin trade.
“The Migrants”, with its unique combination of investigative
reporting and real-world narrative, leverages some of the same
journalistic talent behind USA TODAY NETWORK’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning project “The Wall: Untold Stories, Unintended
Consequences.”
“The Wall,” which examined Trump’s campaign promise to build a
border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, won the Pulitzer Prize
for explanatory reporting. “The Wall” was led by The Arizona
Republic and other newsrooms along the border where journalists
have personal connections and decades of experience covering the
topic. Journalists from local news sites and USA TODAY collaborated
on “The Migrants,” combining their expertise and deep experience in
covering immigration issues to deliver a report that should
resonate with national and international audiences.
The full findings of the report, including a documentary video
with in-depth interviews, can be found at
themigrants.usatoday.com.
About USA TODAY NETWORK
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co, Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is the
largest local-to-national media organization in the country,
powered by our award-winning newsrooms and marketing solutions
business. With deep roots in local communities spanning the U.S.
with more than 100 brands, plus USA TODAY, we engage more than 125
million people every month through a diverse portfolio of
multi-platform content offerings and experiences. For more
information, visit www.gannett.com.
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