Life in the balance: A personal account of immigrant life in America
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June 22nd, 2009
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Here’s a shoutout from Dan Kubiske at George Mason University. Check it out at http://gmujournalism.blogspot.com/2010/01/medill-students-census-and-immigrant.html.
January 21, 2010
Medill students, the Census and immigrant communities
Now these guys get it! These kids delivered — for me — the journalism equivalent of a Reese’s Cup: two great tastes in one wonderful package.
I don’t know how long I have argued that the immigrant communities are important elements of any community reporting.
And how long have I argued that the Census Bureau is a wonderful treasure-trove of story ideas? A long long time!